Mr. M.'s Adaptations Treasure Hunt

Mr. Moran's Class

Mr. Moran's Adaptations
Internet Treasure Hunt

This is a Brown Recluse Spider. It has many adaptations over time. One important one is that it can inject poison into its prey sometimes causing death!!!

Learning Objective
TEK 5.9.B – Analyze and describe adaptive characteristics that result in an organisms unique niche in an ecosystem.

Introduction
We know that animals and plants make specific changes to meet and match their changing environments, we call these changes adaptations. Adaptations take place over long periods of time. One example might be a dessert cactus adapting by being able to retain small amounts of water for long periods of time.

Questions: Here are the questions you will need to answer. Please complete them on this worksheet your teacher has provided.

Explain what a behavioral adaptation is? http://www.learninghaven.com/science/articles/animals_and_adaptation.htm
Explain what a structural adaptation is? http://www.learninghaven.com/science/articles/animals_and_adaptation.htm
Visit the following web site, identify one behavioral adaptation and one structural adaptation of Polar Bears. http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/na/polar/index.html
As you know, plants make adaptations as well as animals. Visit the following web page and identify a plant adaptation from 3 different biomes. http://www.mbgnet.net/
What adaptations allow Giraffes to lower their head without getting a dizzy? http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azgiraf.html

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Big Question
Everyone of us has a favorite animal. Think about yours, construct a flow chart using inspiration, list at least two behavioral adaptations and two structural adaptations.

Credits
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