1. ANIMAL AND PLANT ADAPTATIONS Bio 11

2. TYPES OF ADAPTATIONS MORPHOLOGICAL – structural adaptations – such as teeth, jaws, claws, legs, body coverings, etc. MORPHOLOGICAL – structural adaptations – such as teeth, jaws, claws, legs, body coverings, etc. PHYSIOLOGICAL – adaptations occurring inside the body – such as venom, pheromones, proteins, enzymes, etc. PHYSIOLOGICAL – adaptations occurring inside the body – such as venom, pheromones, proteins, enzymes, etc. BEHAVIOURAL – things that animals do to ensure survival – such as hibernation, migration, hunting behaviours, mating behaviours, etc. BEHAVIOURAL – things that animals do to ensure survival – such as hibernation, migration, hunting behaviours, mating behaviours, etc.

3. What kinds of adaptations do desert animals and plants have to ensure their survival? Desert fox Gila monster

6. How is a sloth adapted to its environment?

8. Insects and adaptations

10. How does a cheetah teach her offspring to hunt?

12. BEHAVIOURAL ADAPTATION Observe the following “broken wing behaviour” of a killdeer Observe the following “broken wing behaviour” of a killdeer

14. What does the male jumping spider’s mating dance look (and sound) like?

16. Some birds have the strangest mating behaviours… The male   The female

18. What about plant adaptations?

20. ADAPTATION ACTIVITY Fill in your sheet with information gathered from the organisms at the back of the room. Fill in your sheet with information gathered from the organisms at the back of the room.