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Adaptation. Design a Species. What is adaptation?. The process whereby a species evolves characteristics that enable it to survive in a particular habitat. Adaptations allow species to live successfully in their habitat. Species living in different habitats need different adaptations. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Adaptation
Design a Species
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What is adaptation?
The process whereby a species evolves characteristics that enable it to survive in a particular habitat.
• Adaptations allow species to live successfully in their habitat.
• Species living in different habitats need different adaptations.
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Marine habitat
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Movement
Yellowfin tuna
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Communication
Giant cuttlefish
Humpback whale
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Regulating body temperature
Walrus
Galapagos marine iguana
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Diurnal or nocturnal
Humphead parrotfish
Common lobster
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Camouflage
Pygmy seahorse
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Escaping predation
Five-lined snapper Gulf torpedo ray
Purple sea urchin
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Effective hunting
Emperor penguin Great white shark
Yellow-bellied sea snake
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Design your own species!
• Divide into small groups
• Each group will be given a habitat card and either predator or prey card
• Using the ARKive website (www.arkive.org), find examples of predator/prey species adapted to your habitat.
• Using this research, design your own species!
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Meet the spiny skipper – a prey species adapted for the marine environment.
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Things to think about…
• What does it eat?
• Is it brightly coloured or camouflaged?
• How does it move?
• Does it live with other members of the same species?
• How does it keep warm / cool?
• Where does it live? E.g. trees? Burrows? Underground?
• How big is it?