Adaptations

Species must be adapted to their habitat.

What are adaptations?

A modification that helps a species survive
in its habitat.

Can you come up with some ways

that humans have adapted?

What is a habitat?
A habitat is an environment in which a
specific species lives.

Adaptations can be classified as either being:

physical
behavioural

Adaptations help species survive in many

different ways.

Here are 6 of the major reasons for

adaptations...

1 - Climate
2 - Movement (how they move around)
3 - Food (what and how they eat)
4 - Reproduction
5 - Protection against predators
6 - Communication

Lets see if you can identify the

type and reason of the following
adaptations...

Antarctic seals have

warm fur and a
thick layer of
blubber.

Ducks have
webbed feet.

Cacti are able to

store water in their
stems and roots.

Koalas are the only animals

that are able to eat and
properly digest eucalyptus
leaves (they are toxic to
others).

The ruby-throated
hummingbird has
a long and slender
beak.

Beavers build lodges out

of branches and mud,
which helps insulate it.

White-tailed deer raise

their tails to warn
others of danger.

The harmless scarlet

king snake, right,
mimics the coloring
and patterns of the
deadly coral snake, on
the left.

Fireflies produce light

to attract a mate.

The venus flytrap have

trigger hairs inside to
detect when there is
something inside to let
it know when to close.

Swans do an elaborate
dance to find a perfect
mate.

Dolphins whistle to
stay in contact with
other dolphins.

Skunks spray a
liquid from their
anal glands to ward
off other creatures
around.