1. Do Now:
1.What is an adaptation?
2. Give an example of an adaptation
that humans have?

2. ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

4. What is an Adaptation?
1. Adaptation - Anything that helps an
organism survive in its environment is
an.
**Adaptations do not develop during an
animal's life but over many generations.
** (evolution)

5. Various types of Adaptations
2. Structural adaptation - a part of an animal's
body
Examples: The shape of a bird's beak, the
number of fingers, color of the fur, the
thickness or thinness of the fur, the shape of
the nose or ears or teeth are all examples of
physical adaptations which help different
animals to survive.

7. Various types of Adaptations
3. Behavior adaptations - activities that help an
animal survive.
Examples:
- A rabbit freezes when it thinks it has been seen.
- opposum playing dead
- submissive behavior of pack animals
- snake rolls over to pretend its dead

9. Various types of Adaptations
4. Camouflage – allows an animal to blend
into its environment.
- Their camouflage makes it hard for
enemies to single out individuals.

10. Where’s the katydid ?

11. Can you spot the
animals?

16. Various Types of Adaptations
5. Mimicry – when one animals looks like
another (dangerous) animal (copy-cat)
Examples: - monarch and viceroy
butterfly

17. Mimics
Monarch
Viceroy

18. Catterpillar
Snake

20. King snake (non-poisonous) and Coral snake (poisonous)

21. Real Wasp
Mimic
Mimic

22. EYES????

23. Beetles and
Ants???
NO….They
are
SPIDERS

24. Mimics

25. Types of Adaptations
6. Warning coloration – bright colors =
poisonous or taste bad

26. Coloration

27. Exit slip questions
2. Give one examples of a structural
adaptations.
3. Give one examples of behavior
adaptations.
4. List an adaptation that cats have?