ANIMAL AND PLANT ANIMAL AND PLANT ADAPTATIONSADAPTATIONSBio 11Bio 11

TYPES OF ADAPTATIONSTYPES OF ADAPTATIONS

MORPHOLOGICAL – structural adaptations MORPHOLOGICAL – structural adaptations – such as teeth, jaws, claws, legs, – such as teeth, jaws, claws, legs, body coverings, etc.body coverings, etc.

PHYSIOLOGICAL – adaptations occurring PHYSIOLOGICAL – adaptations occurring inside the body – such as venom, inside the body – such as venom, pheromones, proteins, enzymes, etc.pheromones, proteins, enzymes, etc.

BEHAVIOURAL – things that animals do BEHAVIOURAL – things that animals do to ensure survival – such as to ensure survival – such as hibernation, migration, hunting hibernation, migration, hunting behaviours, mating behaviours, etc.behaviours, mating behaviours, etc.

What kinds of adaptations do What kinds of adaptations do desert animals and plants desert animals and plants

have to ensure their have to ensure their survival?survival?

Desert fox Gila monster

How is a sloth adapted How is a sloth adapted to its environment?to its environment?

Insects and Insects and adaptationsadaptations

How does a cheetah teach How does a cheetah teach her offspring to hunt?her offspring to hunt?

BEHAVIOURAL BEHAVIOURAL ADAPTATIONADAPTATION

Observe the following “broken wing Observe the following “broken wing behaviour” of a killdeerbehaviour” of a killdeer

What does the male jumping What does the male jumping spider’s mating dance look spider’s mating dance look

(and sound) like?(and sound) like?

Some birds have the Some birds have the strangest mating strangest mating

behaviours…behaviours…

The male

The female

What about plant What about plant adaptations?adaptations?

ADAPTATION ACTIVITYADAPTATION ACTIVITY

Fill in your sheet with information Fill in your sheet with information gathered from the organisms at the gathered from the organisms at the back of the room.back of the room.