1. Planner Nov 2 C: Behavioral Adaptations H: none NBTC 44-45 Survivor 46-47 Animals 48-49 Galapagos island 50-51 Physical Adaptations 52-53 Darwinia 54-55 Thumbs 56-57 Many Moths Lab 58-59 Behavioral Adaptations Set Up… Bellwork- page 58 What happened to the cougar population when the deer population crashed? When the deer population crashed, ….

3. 1. ECOLOGY ●study of organisms and their __________with their environment relationship

4. Behavioral adaptations Behavioral adaptations  Behavioral adaptations are actions that help an animal survive.  Behavioral adaptations are actions that help an animal survive.  They can be learned or instinctive.  social behaviors  behaviors for protection

5. 12. BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS hibernation – animals become inactive in winter (metabolism slows to conserve energy during long periods of _____ temp and _____ food supply) low

6. Hibernation – (winter)  This is a period in which an animal’s body temperature drops, body activities are slowed to conserve energy.  E.g. Bats, chipmunk, frogs & bears. frogs

7. Pack Hunting vs. Loners  Some animals benefit from helping each other by hunting in a pack.

8. Herding  Some animals find that there is safety in numbers.

9. marmot

10. Estivation - (summer)  A period of inactivity when animals retreat from heat or lack of water. (snake and tortoises) (snake and tortoises)tortoises

11. Arizona– Spade-foot Toad

12. estivation – animals become inactive in summer (metabolism slows to conserve energy during long periods of _____ temp and _____ water supply) high low

13. Building Structures

14. Burrowing

15. Some behavioral adaptations follow seasonal cycles.

16. Migration  Animals migrate for different reasons.  Animals migrate for different reasons.  better climate  better food  safe place to live  safe place to raise young  go back to the place they were born  Animals moving to another location to improve their chances of survival.  Animals moving to another location to improve their chances of survival.

17. rufuos hummingbird

18. migration – seasonal movement of animals. Purposes of migration include: to stay _____, mate, find _____, give ______, and so on. warmfood birth

19. Dormancy  When plants drop their leaves due to harsh temperature, reduced sunlight or drought.

20. During fall the plants prepare for dormancy. Dormant

21. dormancy – plants enter a resting or __________ stage. No new growth appears. Many trees go dormant. inactive

22. Deciduous – the kinds of plants that only have leaves during part of the year. Evergreens- the kinds of plants that have green leaves throughout the entire year.