Transcript Morphological Adaptations Powerpoint

Morphological Adaptations
of a Painted Lady Butterfly
By Bailey Bowers, Dan Krajewski, and Michael Ang
What is a Morphological
Adaptation?
 Morphology is the study of
the form or structure of a
living thing.
 Here are some examples
of morphological
adaptations for a Painted
Lady Butterfly
 Butterfly Wings
 A caterpillar is worm-like
 Butterflies can lay eggs
 The legs on a caterpillar
go away
 Caterpillars shed their
skin
The Egg Stage
 Hard-ridged outer layer of shell
 Its called a chorion
 They are lined with a thin coating
of wax
 Prevents eggs from drying out
 Micropyles holes that let sperm in
The Larva Stage
 Tentacles: a pair of thin movable organs
on the caterpillar used for
touching/feeling.
 Thoracic Legs: Used for holding food,
jointed legs with hooks
 Spiracles: Holes in the caterpillars side
that it breathes through
 Prolegs: Stumpy Legs
 Disadvantage: Very Big Eater, stays near
plant where it was hatched, limited
movement
The Pupa Stage
 Cremaster: Used to attach end of
butterfly ‘s pupa to a twig or other
structure. Series of small hooks or a
just a single larger hook, hooks to a
silk pad
 Chrysalis: Protective shell that
caterpillar goes into for its
transformation into a butterfly.
 Disadvantage: cannot move very
vulnerable.
Adult Butterflies
 Four wings covered with tiny scales
 Fore wing and hind wing not hooked
together for more graceful flight
 Six legs, Jointed legs help it walk
 Feet can stick to surfaces allowing to
climb walls and stick on ceilings
 Eat nectar through proboscis
 Proboscis is hollow tube that can roll
into the head
 Compound eye gives them multiple
visual receptors so the can see more
things
 The butterfly needs to pump blood to
its wings to “inflate them” before it can
fly so it is vulnerable to predators
Bibliography (Websites)
 "Butterfly & Caterpillar." Thematic Units. The Teachers Corner,
2011. Web. 08 Sept. 2011.
<http://thematicunits.theteacherscorner.net/insect3.php>.
 "Dictionary." Google. Google. Web. 08 Sept. 2011.
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en>.
 "Insect Wing." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 08 Sept.
2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_wing>.
 Enchanted Learning. Web. 8 Sept. 2011.
<http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterflies/anato
my/Wings.shtml>.
Bibliography (Pictures)
 Painted Lady Butterfly - Vanessa Cardui. Photograph. North
American Insects and Spiders / Tree Encyclopedia. Web. 08 Sept.
2011.
<http://www.cirrusimage.com/butterfly_painted_lady.htm>.
 "Painted Lady Butterfly; Vanessa Cardui." Butterfly Fun Facts Educational Information about Butterflies and Moths. Web. 08 Sept.
2011.
<http://www.butterflyfunfacts.com/paintedlady.php>.
 Delta Education Product Search. Photograph. Inquiry-based Handson Science Curriculum Kits, Resources, and Supplies - Delta
Education. 2011. Web. 08 Sept. 2011. <http://www.deltaeducation.com/productdetail.aspx?Collection=N>.
 Painted Lady Butterfly Chrysalis Photo - 10kzoomfz Photos at
Pbase.com. Photograph.PBase.com. Web. 08 Sept. 2011.
<http://www.pbase.com/image/103730565>.
 Photograph. Enchanted Learning. Web. 8 Sept. 2011.
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