PlantPencilOther Yes/No Gets energy? Uses energy? Reacts to change? Grows? Reproduces?

Animal Adaptations Created by: Adapted by: Science NetLinks Rhonda Hawley

What do you observe about these polar bears?

What do you think the weather is like in this place?

What adaptations do polar bears have that help them to live in this cold place?

How are these penguins like the polar bears you just saw?

How are they different?

How are they like the penguins we just saw?

How are they different from the penguins we saw?

What do you notice about the birds that helps them to live in this place?

What kind of place do you think these lions live in?

What adaptations do the lions have that help them to live in this place?

What kind of place do these elephants live in?

How are the elephants like the lions?

Where do these dolphins live?

What do you notice about the dolphins that help them to live here?

How is this otter like the dolphins?

How is this otter different from the dolphins?

Animals are alike in some ways and different in others.

They all have certain adaptations that help them to live in their particular habitat.

Define adaptation.  an alteration or adjustment of a body part, or type of behavior, that fits an animal for a particular way of living.  My version: A change in a body part or behavior that makes an animal able to live.

Ptarmigan summer winter

Snowshoe Hare

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To wrap it all up:  What are the five life processes?  What is an adaptation?  How can camouflage help a animal?  What is biomimicry?

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