Sunken Lesson Animal Adaptations

Vocabulary Adaptation: any body part, behavior, or physiological capability that increases an animal's ability to survive in its environment. Behavior: - anything an animal does involving action and/or response to stimulation. Adaptation: any body part, behavior, or physiological capability that increases an animal's ability to survive in its environment. Behavior: - anything an animal does involving action and/or response to stimulation.

VocabularyVocabulary Biome : The world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptation of organisms to that particular environment.

Confusing its Predators Counter Shading: dark and light colors are a form of camouflage. A single zebra is hard for a lion to pick out in the herd. Counter Shading: dark and light colors are a form of camouflage. A single zebra is hard for a lion to pick out in the herd.

Vocabulary Conservation: taking care of our environment by wisely managing its resources Ecosystem: a unit of plants, animals, and nonliving components of an environment that interact. Environment: the total surroundings and forces that act upon a living thing. Conservation: taking care of our environment by wisely managing its resources Ecosystem: a unit of plants, animals, and nonliving components of an environment that interact. Environment: the total surroundings and forces that act upon a living thing.

Vocabulary Endangered species: a species of plant or animal of which numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate and is threatened with extinction by human-made or natural changes in the environment. Extinct: no longer existing on the Earth. Habitat: the place where an animal lives. Endangered species: a species of plant or animal of which numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate and is threatened with extinction by human-made or natural changes in the environment. Extinct: no longer existing on the Earth. Habitat: the place where an animal lives.

Camouflage Camouflage: coloration that blends in with the surrounding environment.

Habitat Each Habitat creates its own environment unique to each animal.

Endangered Species Animals that fail to adapt may become endangered or even extinct. Lack of conservation or mismanagement of land, water, and air can cause extinction. Animals that fail to adapt may become endangered or even extinct. Lack of conservation or mismanagement of land, water, and air can cause extinction.

Other Adaptations Bird Beaks Feet or claws Hibernation Migration Coloration Bird Beaks Feet or claws Hibernation Migration Coloration