1. Adaptations

2. Adaptation
An adaptation is a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment and reproduce.
Species must be adapted to their habitat:
Individuals of a species must be able to: obtain food, keep safe, build homes, withstand weather, attract mates and reproduce.

3. Adaptations Each adaptation has been produced by evolution.
this means that the adaptations have developed over many generations through the process of natural selection.

4. Types of Adaptations
Physical and behavioural adaptations make it possible for the animal to live in a particular place and in a particular way.

5. Some physical adaptations that help creatures survive:
shape of a bird's beak
colour of the fur or skin
the thickness or thinness of the fur
the shape of the nose or ears
Physical adaptations are features of an organism’s physical appearance that help it to survive

6. Bird Beaks

7. Skin/Fur colour

8. Some behavioural adaptations that help creatures survive:
Hibernation/migration
Living in a group vs living solo
Singing
Mating rituals
Behavioural adaptations are the ways in which an organism acts or the things it does that help it to survive

9. Overwintering Strategies

10. Population Distributions

11. Types of Adaptations Think back to the beaver: Physical adaptations:
broad, flat tail, thick, oily
fur, webbed hind feet
Behavioural adaptations:
build lodges for protection from a harsh climate and dams to maintain high water levels to hide the entrance to their lodge.

12. Adaptations in conclusion
Organisms can be adapted:
To climate
Through how they move
Through how they eat
Through the way they communicate
Through the way they reproduce