Adaptation Solutions

Challenges in Nature All animals, big or small, flying or swimming, have certain problems they have to deal with on a daily basis in order to survive.

Issues to Overcome Avoiding Predators Eating the Right Food Forming Friendships Providing help to Children and other Relatives Communicating with other people Selecting mates

Animal Adaptation Not all animals live the same way. They come in different shapes and sizes. Animals also have features and behaviors that allows them to be better suited for their environment.

Living Together -May be able to benefit each other by spending time with each other, help each other find food, defend against predators, and care for the young -there are different types of community: herds, colonies, etc. but the most common one is nuclear families hesesho Example of an animal adaptation is living together. Like these Emperor Penguins shown on the left side. -nuclear families: basically any combination of male or female, male and female, group of males or females, etc. with their young

Camouflage -when an animal has the ability to blend into its surroundings to avoid predators -Zebras have stripes to look more like a mass of black and white stripes instead of yummy prey -Can you find the OWL??? (bottom picture)

Animals mimic their parents Just like humans, animals also mimic their parents. Baby animals learn to eat, walk, and communicate from watching their parents. The baby also may have the same looks as the mom and dad.

Animals learn from their parents Right when they are born, baby animals watch their parents and learn to walk and eat. Humans do the same thing during childhood. This elephant is munching on a yummy tree that his parents showed him. →

Singing is important! This type of bird teaches their young to sing. They sing to communicate and find a mate. Chirp! Chirp!

How are you Similar to Your PARENTS?! What is a Gene? Its pronounced like the jeans you wear to school, but they are in your cells, Your body carries about 25,000 - 35,000 genes! Genes carry information to make YOU! Every trait is carried in a gene All animals and plants have genes too! Y O U ! !

Why do I look like my Mom more? Genes have stronger, more common genes are the Dominate genes The more uncommon traits are the Recessive genes. Usually you show the Dominant gene, and the Recessive gene is hiding.

Can you Spot the Similarities?

Animals Humans We have learned how to survive better by copying animals

Clothes We wear clothes to keep us warm as animals have fur to keep them warm

Tools We have built tools to copy animals