Animal Adaptations The Cheetah Organisms have a great variety of internal and external structures that enable them to survive in a specific habitat (e.g., echolocation, seed dispersal, skull diversity). (C.S. 3.2; 5.2 & 4.1) Mrs. Trotter Vian Middle School

Three categories of adaptations Structural Behavioral Functional Animals that cannot adapt well to the changing environment could become extinct.

Variation- a slight difference in an inherited trait of individuals of a species

Cheetah- Adapted Well Watch here Cheetahs are the fastest land mammals in the world! It can cover 200 meters in 7 seconds (that is half a lap on the track) It can accelerate from 0 to 29 meters per second in 3 seconds! What does a cheetah have to do with our lesson? Watch here

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Making Champion Cheetahs! 1.Read the article first! 2.Fill in each blank section of the animal cutout with an adaptation 3.Color and cut out the animal parts. 4.Tape the parts along side the corresponding body parts. 5.They should be taped like a flap. See example

Making a habitat Use your completed champion cheetah Glue it on the provided poster paper Create a habitat for your animal Add any information about the animal that is relevant