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ExtremeAdaptationsBy: Red Devils

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What Are ExtremeAdaptations?

Adaptation to extremes encompasses all thespecial behaviors and physiologies that living

things need to withstand the planet's harshestconditions and environments. Whether it's a lackof oxygen at altitude, the searing heat of desertsor the bitter cold of the polar regions, plants,animals and other organisms have evolved amultitude of coping strategies.

They can be dependent upon various factors ofthe area. Like the climate, the atmosphere, theland, the environment, etc.

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Extreme Adaptations In Plants

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Extreme Adaptations In Plants

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What Are Mangrove Plants?

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What Are Tropical Rainforest?

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What are Keystone Species?

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Extreme Adaptions In Reptiles

Reptiles need to actively regulate their bodytemperatures, preventing lethal extremes .

And some are well adapted to the surfacethey live onwith modified appendages forborrowing or the capacity to run on, diveinto/swim in or side wind across loose sand.

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Extreme Adaptations InReptiles

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The Banded Gecko

Nocturnal reptiles such as the bandedgecko and most of the snakes adapt to the

conditions around them by exchangingheat with air and soil.

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Desert Tortoises

Desert tortoises, for example, have a large

urinary bladder that can store over 40% of the

tortoises body weight in water, urea, uric acidand nitrogenous wastes for months until they are

able to drink. Ureters are separated from water

and can be eliminated in solid form, freeing

water and ions to be reabsorbed. During

extended droughts while the tortoises areinactive, they can reabsorb minerals from their

shells to use in their metabolic processes.

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Extreme Adaptations In Birds

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How Do Birds Adapt to TheirEnvironment?

There are various ways that birds adapt totheir environment. Flying away is one of the

ways. The ability to fly is commonly used byvarious birds. They are able to fly from oneplace to another.

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How Do Birds Adapt To TheirHabitat?

Look at it this way, it depends on theirfeatures and requirements. Say a pigeon,

they can live in many places because theycan live on many foods.

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Extreme Adaptations InAnimals

Adaptation to extremes encompasses allthe special behaviors and physiologies that

living things need to withstand the planet'sharshest conditions and environments.Whether it's a lack of oxygen at altitude, thesearing heat of deserts or the bitter cold of

the polar regions, plants, animals and otherorganisms have evolved a multitude ofcoping strategies.

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Extreme Adaptations InAnimals

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