1. Do Now Question: (Use the constructed response organizer format) 10/24

2. Animal Adaptations Page 172

3. Nocturnal Animal Adaptations -Active at night -Stay in shelters or underground burrows during the day to avoid the heat. -Have specially adapted eye sight -Great sense of smell and hearing EX: Owls, Cat, Lion.

4. Aquatic Animal Adaptations -Usually more streamlined than land animals -Some can hold their breath for long periods of time -Some have gills to breathe underwater

5. Prey vs Predator Adaptations -Speed to help them escape or hunt EX -Gazelle, Cheetah -Use of chemicals to escape or hunt EX -Skunk, Rattlesnake

6. Camouflage Any coloring, shape, or pattern that allows an organism to blend in with its environment is called camouflage. -Can be used by BOTH predators and prey. How?

7. Protective Coloration Protective coloration is a type of camouflage in which the color of an animal helps it blend in with its background.

8. Examples of Protective Coloration -Arctic Fox- Had a white coat in the winter to blend in with snow and then changes in the summer to blend in with plants. -Tiger’s stripes helps them hide in the all grass.

9. Protective Resemblance Matching the color, shape and texture of an environment is called protective resemblance.

10. Examples of Protective Resemblance -A stick bug resembles a stick or small branch

11. Mimicry An adaptation in which an animal is protected against predators by its resemblance to an unpleasant animal is called mimicry.

12. Examples of Mimicry -Viceroy butterfly looks like the bad tasting, poisonous monarch butterfly -Robber fly resembles the dangerous bumblebee.