How Living Things Meet their Needs The Survival Game How Living Things Meet their Needs

Adaptations body parts or behaviors of living things that help them survive in a certain environment

Wings, Trunks, & Teeth body parts that help animals get food Penguin’s wings are strong for paddling underwater. Alligator Snapping Turtle swims with mouth open. It’s tongue looks like a worm. Elephants use their tusks for drilling to underground water. They use their trunks to lift the water to their mouth. Dogs use their tongue to scoop water into their mouth

Claws, Feathers, & Ears Pocket gophers have large front teeth, sharp claws, and flexible bodies. This helps them dig tunnels. body parts that are used as shelter or help them make shelters The fluffy down on feathers help keep a bird warm. The large ears of a fennec or elephant help keep it cool.

Behaviors for Survival behaviors – ways living things respond to their environment instinctive behaviors – behaviors that living things inherit from their parents learned behaviors – develop after birth

Chasing & Cradling Instinctive Behaviors crocodile cradle baby in mouth when danger is near rattlesnake coils and strikes at danger Learned Behaviors wolf learns to catch food by chasing & playing with other pups and watching other wolves catch deer

Spinning & Shivering behaviors for getting food - spinning web keep body temperature within certain range - bask in sun - seek shade - shiver when cold

Wooly Mammoth (extinct) Snow Leopard (endangered) Is It Ever Too Late? extinct – dies out endangered – few remaining, species is near extinction To survive, an organism must be able to meet its needs in the environment where it lives. Wooly Mammoth (extinct) Snow Leopard (endangered)

When Environments Change natural forces - earthquake - forest fire - drought human impact - cut down trees - oil spills

Reasons for Endangered Animals killed for use in products - furs & feathers - meat not to late to save a species as long as some are still alive

Review Questions What is instinctive behavior? Describe an example of it. Name two animals. Describe one behavior that helps each animal meet a basic need. Choice a circus animal. Describe one instinctive behavior and one learned behavior. Think about the adaptations of animals that help them to survive. What traits might help some Asian elephants to survive?