plant and animal adaptations

Plant and animal adaptations EMMA MCCLELLAN 4TH PERIOD 4-29-13

WHAT ARE ADAPTATIONS ?

an adaptation helps animals by letting animals blend in called camouflage .Mimicry helps animals look like another animal: Example monarch butterfly

Camouflage • helps animals blend in.

example chameleon

• Migration – means to move from place to place

Whooping cranes , artic lemmings ,buffalo , whales , sand snipers and many more animals migrate these are just some animals that migrate.

The monarch butterfly looks a lot like vice Roy.

Insulation-doesn’t conduct heat well.

Insulation

• Animals that lack insulation mostly store fat such as blubber or a heavy coat of fur. Example seal.

Instinct-is inherited Inherited-a behavior that’s not learned such

as eye color, hair color, and skin color.

• Instinct

• This turtle is an example of instinct turtles automatically know to go in there shell if a predator is after it.

Seasonal adaptations are such as gathering food for the winter , hibernation , or burrowing in the ground for winter to sleep. Most animals increase activity during Autumn to prepare for winter.

Seasonal adaptations

Phototropism

The way AN PLANT MOVES TOWARDS THE LIGHT.IN THIS PICTURE THE PLANT IS MOVING

TOWARDS THE LAMP.

Richard Pearson is a biologist Biologist-a scientist that studies living organisms

Richard Pearson