1. The Difference Between Life and Death
Awesome adaptations
The Difference Between Life and Death
Go through ppt with students and have them 1. id the adaptation(s) and 2. explain how they help the organism survive

2. PUFFER FISH
Defense: artificial size and spikes

3. BASALISK LIZARD
Defense: flee from predators

4. CHEMELEON
Offense: hunt prey from distance

5. GECKO FOOT
Both offense and defense, can climb pretty much anything

6. FLYING SQUIRREL

7. POISON DART FROG
Defense:

8. Viceroy butterfly
Defense

9. TUFTED DEER
Found in China: use teeth during mating fights between males and eat meat

10. PEACOCK
Large tails attract females though these males are not the best fighters (smaller tails = better fighters). Great example of sexual selection.

11. MOTH
Defense: looks like owl

12. flight
Awesome advantage to predators and allows them to evade as well

13. SPEED

14. There ARE millions of examples
But this is by far my favorite! Meet the horned lizard…
Picture is a link to an awesome video that illustrates this animals unique adaptations