Animal AdaptationsNotes on Page 101

ReviewAdaptation: a characteristic that helps

an organism survive in its environment

Behavioral: An activity or action

that helps an organism to survive and reproduce

Physical: an organism’s body plan, the way its

parts are constructed or

arranged

Mammals Internal Adaptations• Lungs: ability to breathe air on land• Teeth: specialized for what type of

food it eats• Highly Developed Brains and

Nervous System

NOVA Frozen Frogs

•http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/frozen-frogs.html

Mammal External Adaptations•Fur or Hair: protection and

warmth and camouflage •Skin: protection

Polar Bears and their World of Ice•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4xyl

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Birds Internal Adaptations•Hollow Bones: lighter so they can fly

•Highly Developed Sense Organs

•High Metabolism: needed for flight

Birds External Adaptations• Feathers: light, water tight (some)

and durable• Beak Shape: specialized for food it

eats• Wing Shape• Coloration/Camouflage

FLIGHT: The Genius of Birds - Hummingbird tongue •http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMw3RO7p9yg

Fish Internal and External Adaptations• Fins: for swimming, steering and

balance• Scales: protection• Gills: for breathing underwater

Fish that Walk-National Geographic•https

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLh4ODMBGJE

Reptile Internal and External Adaptations•Scales•Cold-Blooded: regulate temperature by

environment•Lay eggs

Lizards walk on water and roll down hills to avoid predators•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEREr

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Behavioral Patterns1. Competition and aggression: competing for a resource2. Establishing a territory: home and food

Behavioral Patterns3. Mating and raising young4. Living in groups: protection and finding food

NATURE | Wolves Hunting Buffalo | Cold Warriors: Wolves and Buffalo | PBS •http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCG1I-Ssgww

Behavioral Patterns5. Communication: communicate for safety, courtship and food sources6. Behavioral cycles: regular, predictable pattern like hibernation, migration and being nocturnal

Is it Possible: LyreBird

•http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/40529-is-it-possible-lyrebird-video.htm