1. Adaptations ARE Genetic traits that improve fitness
Developed over hundreds of millions of years
By the process of Natural Selection

2. Adaptations Can Help plants avoid being eaten
Help predators capture prey
Help prey avoid predators
Match organisms to their habitat

3. 1.Cryptic Coloring (Camouflage)
shape
behavior

9. 2.Chemical Defense
Smell
Taste
Poison
venom

16. Black & some bright color
3.Warning Colors
Red/orange
Black & some bright color

19. Arizona Coral Snake

21. 4. Mimicry Organism looks/behaves like a different organism
Organism looks like an inanimate object

23. 3 Types of Mimicry
A) harmless/defenseless mimic
looks like a dangerous model

24. Red next to black venom lack.

26. B) Two dangerous/bad-tasting organisms mimic each-other

27. Monarch Viceroy

28. C) Harmful predator/parasite mimics harmless model

29. Cleaner Wrasse Mimic
Saber-toothed Blenny * Cleaner Wrasse

31. 5. Physical Defense
Armor/Shell/Spines
Teeth/Claws
Speed/Size