1. Structural, behavioral, instinctual
Adaptations
Structural, behavioral, instinctual

2. WHAT IS AN ADAPTATION?
Any characteristic that increases the chance for survival…
Why do you / they want to survive?......
To produce offspring.

3. Structural Adaptations
physical characteristics that help an animal survive…examples include:
- shape of teeth
- camo
- nails
- skin
See pictures…..

4. WHY ARE THEIR TEETH DIFFERENT?

7. CAN YOU NAME ANY OTHER PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS?

10. ADAPTATION
Ted Ed

11. Moth Mimicry
Video / worksheet
Video
Worksheet

12. Mimicry – trying to look like another creature…vid 1 2

13. If red touches black your ok jack - if red touches yellow you’re a dead fellow
Coral vs milk snake
If red touches black you’re ok jack - if red touches yellow you’re a dead fellow
Coral vs milk snake

14. Reflexive Adaptations
Behavior triggered automatically by outside stimulus….examples include:
Blink
Flinch
Responses to environment that help survival.

15. Instinct
Behavior an organism carries out because it is genetically programmed to.
Courtship
Raising and protecting young
Build nests safe from predators
How did these genetically programmed behaviors begin ( in relationship to survival)?

16. birds
Peacock
Paradise
Part 2
Another
Blue footed boobie
Spider