Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation? Florida Benchmark Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company SC.5.L.17.1 Compare and contrast adaptations displayed by animals and plants that enable them to survive in different environments such as life cycles variations, animal behaviors and physical characteristics.

Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation? Unit 10 Lesson 1 Day 1 Questions (You may use your book) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 1.Define the following words: 1.Habitat 2.Adaptation 3.Instinct 2.Which animals live in a desert habitat? 3.What type of habitat do polar bears live in? 4.Which animals live in a watery habitat? 5.Why don’t animals have the same adaptations?

Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation? A Place to Call Home Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company The place where a living thing lives is called its habitat. All of the needs of a living thing must be met within its habitat. Mountain, jungle, polar, ocean, desert, and grassland are types of habitats.

Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation? Adaptations Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company A characteristic that helps a living thing survive is called an adaptation. Animals that survive better because of a new characteristic are more likely to reproduce and pass that characteristic on to their young.

Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation? Adaptations Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Describe some of the adaptations of the animals shown below.

Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation? Physical Fitness Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Physical adaptations are differences in the bodies of plants and animals. Some adaptations protect living things from being eaten. Camouflage is a physical adaptation that helps keep an animal hidden.

Catching Flies Bright coloring on an animal can be a warning to another animal that it is dangerous. Mimicry is a physical adaptation that makes some animals resemble each other. Animals that hunt have physical adaptations that help them catch food. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation?

Catching Flies Plants have adaptations that help spread their seeds. Some seeds are carried by the wind. Other seeds are inside berries. Once eaten, the seeds are carried to a new location. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation?

On Your Best Behavior Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company The way living things act is called behavior. Behaviors that animals know how to do without being taught are called instincts. Migration occurs when animals move to different locations at certain times of the year.

Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation? On Your Best Behavior Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Hibernation is a long period of inactivity that is like sleeping. The way that animals act toward other animals of the same type is called social behavior. Social behavior can include forms of communication.

Unit 10 Lesson 1 What Is Adaptation? The Circle of Life Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Living things go through stages of growth and development called life cycles. Life cycles are a type of adaptation. Some animals can adjust their life cycle to changes in their habitat.