Animal Adaptations

0507.5.1

Identify physical and behavioral adaptations that enable animals such as amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, and mammals to survive in a particular environment.

vocabulary

Adaptation- a body part that helps an organism survive in its environment

Vertebrate – an animal with a back bone

Life cycle – all the stages an organism goes through from beginning of life to death

Adaptations – Study jams

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/animal-adaptations.htm

Focus Questions

How do animals live in places that are so hot, cold, wet, or dark?

2.Which animals are more likely to share an environment with a Jack rabbit?

3.Pretend that you are an animal that lives in the Artic; what adaptations would you need to live there?

TCAP Coach

Model how to extract information from the text –

Pg 49-51 (fish, amphibians, reptile)

Group Work - birdsIndependent practice- mammals

Fish

(adaptation for watery environment)FinsBreathes through gills instead of lungsChemical to keep cold climate fish from

freezing

Amphibian

Begin life in water - breathes with gills instead of lungs- swims using a tail

2nd part of life on land – develops legs and lungs

Life cycle includes stages- eggs, larva(tadpole, adult)

Reptile- snake and lizard

Body temp goes up and down along with temperature of their environment

Scales to hold in waterBehaviors to survive- nocturnal because its

cooler – under rock in the daytime

BirdBodies adapted for flight ------Light weight bonesWings instead of arms ---------Covered with

feathers (warmth and

flight)Water birds give of oils from their skin to make

them waterproofVarious shaped feet to help them live or eat in

their environment (webbed, grasping, wading, and raptor)

Various shaped beaks to help get and eat food (leaves seeds, fruit, insect, grub)

Mammal Cold environment - Fur to keep warm and

camouflage (ex. Polar bear)Blubber – layer of fat to keep water mammals

and polar bears warm in a cold environmentDesert mammals – large ears to stay coolDrink almost no water –able to get all the

water they need from the food they eat

Focus Questions

How do animals live in places that are so hot, cold, wet, or dark?

2.Which animals are more likely to share an environment with a Jack rabbit?

3.Pretend that you are an animal that lives in the Artic; what adaptations would you need to live there?

Group-

use notes to find the page the information is on. 10 minutes

Place an x in the correct box for each animal and write it’s adaptation citing the text.

  amphibians reptiles birds fish mammals 

shark  frog          bear          hawk          alligator

         

Quick End

An _____________ is a body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in is environment. (knowledge)

   2.Can you list one example for each: fish, amphibian,

reptile, bird, and mammal? (application)   3.There are two types of adaptation. What are they?

Explain how a bear uses both to survive in its habitat. (analysis

Adaptations – Study jams

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/animal-adaptations.htm

Whiteboard questions.