Transcript Animal Adaptations

Animal
Adaptations
Which technique is the moth caterpillar using?
mimicry
(trying to look like a snake to
ward off predators)
Which technique is the katiydid using?
camouflage
(trying to blend in with
the leaves
)
What is camouflage
and how does it help animals?
Camouflage is an adaptation
some animals use as
protection from predators.
An animal that uses
camouflage looks like
things in its environment.
It might look like a leaf, a
twig, or a rock.
A behavior that comes natural
to an animal; it is born
with the ability to do it.
Example: salmon swimming
upstream, a person sneezing
instinct
A behavior that an
organism must be taught.
Examples: bear cubs learning
how to hunt, a dog learning
to sit
learned
What is mimicry
and how does it help animals?
Mimicry is an adaptation some
animals use as protection
from predators.
Animals that use mimicry use
colors and markings to
look like another animal
.
This means to pass the
winter in a resting state.
This occurs when an animal
remains inactive to save
energy through the harsh winter.
hibernation
Animals travel to other places
where the weather is warmer
or they can find food.
migrate
What are the basic
needs of animals
food, water,
air and shelter
What are some
types of shelter?
rock caves
dens
ground
homes
tree homes
nests
hives
barns
webs
water
homes
houses
What are some types of
food?
Some animals eat plants,
some eat meat, and others
eat both plants and meat.
No animal can survive without
this; it is another word
for oxygen
air: one of the basic
needs of animals
a beaver building
a dam
instinctive
behavior
Is this a syphrid fly or a bee?
Which technique is he using
to hide from his predators?
mimicry
trying to look something it isn’t
This mother black bear is
teaching her cub how to hunt.
Which type of behavior is this?
learned
behavior
This jumping spider is actually
acting like an ant to hunt ants.
Which technique is it using
to get its food?
mimicry
(trying to look something it isn’t
)
Salmon swimming upstream.
Which type of behavior is this?
instinctive behavior
This anole is hiding in the leaves
Which technique is he using
to hide from his predators
?
.
camouflage
(trying to blend in with the
leaves)
This female goose is rolling
her egg back into her nest.
Which type of behavior is this?
instinctive
behavior
Can you find the flounder
on the sea floor?
Which technique is he using
to hide from his predators?
camouflage
(trying to blend in)
Which is the poisonous snake?
Which technique is the scarlet
king snake using to hide from
his predators?
mimicry
(trying to look something it isn’t
)
a spider spinning a web
What kind of behavior is this?
instinctive
behavior
This dormouse is hibernating
through the winter.
This is an example of which
type of adaptation?
behavioral
adaptation
This fiddler crab is digging a
burrow
.
Which type of behavior is this?
instinctive
behavior
A giraffe has a
long neck to
reach the upper
tasty leaves.
This is an example
of which
type of adaptation?
physical
adaptation
A snail is retreating into its
shell during dry weather
.
Which type of behavior is this?
instinctive
behavior
Its yellow color helps this crab
spider to hide while it hunts.
Which technique is it using to
get its food?
camouflage
(trying to blend in)
baby loggerhead turtles head
out to sea after hatching
Which type of behavior is this?
instinctive
behavior
A squirrel is hiding collected
nuts to store for the winter
.
This is an example of which
type of adaptation?
behavioral
adaptation
This anole is hiding in the leaves
Which technique is he using to
hide from his predators?
.
camouflage
(trying to blend in)
A opposum is playing dead to
avoid being eaten. This is an
example of which type of
adaptation?
behavioral
adaptation
The Viceroy butterfly is mimicking
the Monarch butterfly.
This is an example of which
type of adaptation?
physical
adaptation