Programmed at Birth
skin eye hair color
height
face shape
sight, taste, smell
body part or
behavior that
help an
helps an animal adapted
animal breathe, to live in
survive in a catch certain
particular
environment.
food, or habitats. Physical Behavioral
hide.
Body coverings
Camouflage Mimicry Chemical & parts
use of color in a (looking or
sounding like
defenses (claws, beaks, feet,
surrounding armor plates, skulls,
another living (like venom, teeth)
organism) ink, sprays)
An ADAPTATION is an inherited trait
that helps an organism survive
The shape of an
animal’s teeth is
related to its diet.
– Herbivores, such as deer,
have many molars for
chewing tough grass and
plants.
– Carnivores, such as lions,
have sharp canines to kill
and tear meat.
Physical Adaptation
How an Organism
LOOKS or its structure
Example: Camouflage
How an Organism
LOOKS or its structure
Example: Camouflage
Body coloring that helps
an organism blend in
with its surroundings is
called camouflage. The camouflage of this crab
spider is an adaptation that
lets it blend in with flower
petals – until lunch flies by…
Physical Adaptation
How an Organism
LOOKS or its structure
Example: Mimicry
Some organisms look like Tasty Viceeroy butterfly on the left,
other organisms that poisonous Monarch butterfly on the
are poisonous or right.
dangerous. They are The Viceroy is protected by
protected because of mimicing the color of the Monarch.
the way they look.
Bee story.
Physical Adaptation
How an Organism
LOOKS or its structure
Example: Specialized
Structures
These African elephants live in a
Some organisms have hot climate. Large ears help
adapted special body dissipate the heat by bringing blood
close to the skin surface.
parts that make them
well suited to their What other adaptations do
environment. elephants have?
Physical Adaptation
How an Organism
LOOKS or its structure
Example: Flight
adaptations
Humans and other mammals have
All birds have hollow marrow inside their bones. Bird
bones and feathers. bones are hollow.
This allows most How would hollow bones help a
members of the bird bird to fly?
family to fly.
Physical Adaptation
How an Organism
LOOKS or its structure
Example: Swimming
adaptations This catfish has many fins that
allow it to glide through the
Fish have adapted to muddy river bottoms.
marine life by having
scales and using fins to What other adaptation is unique
to catfish?
move.
Behavioral Adaptation
What an organism
DOES
Hunting behavior is
coded in an This tiger is stalking prey. This
animal’s genes. It is behavioral adaptation helps it get
food, and ensures that the
an instinct. species will survive.
Behavioral Adaptation
Example: Hibernating
Hibernating conserves
an organism’s
energy resources Mammals aren’t the only ones
and helps it survive that have adapted to cold weather
by hibernating. Turtles, frogs, and
when food is some snakes share the same
scarce. trait.
Behavioral Adaptation
Example: Migration
Example: Snowshoe
Hares and
Jackrabbits
Was a Brittish
“naturalist”
Wrote 19 books in his
lifetime
Studied science by
observing the natural
world
1809-1882
Buried in Westminster
Abbey
Charles Darwin