Emperor penguins

Live in probably the most extreme conditions endured by any warm-blooded animal on earth. - They breed in the depths of the Antarctic winter at temperatures of -50 to -100 °C (-22°F) and - Winds of 200 km/h (125mph) and more which gives a wind chill factor that you don't even want to think about that would freeze exposed human flesh in seconds.

Pages 18-28 from BC Science 10

Adaptation: Adaptation: characteristics that characteristics that better allow an organism to survive better allow an organism to survive and reproduceand reproduce

There are There are 33 types of Adaptations types of Adaptations• StructuralStructural• PhysiologicalPhysiological• BehaviouralBehavioural

Physical feature that helps an organism survive.

The Arctic fox has adapted it’s coat color to suit it’s environment with white fur in the winter to blend in, and brown fur in the summer (This allows it to sneak up on prey, also not to become prey easily)

Pine trees are cone -shaped so that lots of snow falls off easily

American Alligator has eyes positioned high on head so that they can peek out of the water without their body showing.

Their eyes and nostrils close by reflex when the animal goes underwater, and they have a transparent third eyelid, that covers the eye as the animal moves through the water.

Physical or chemical event that Physical or chemical event that occurs in the body of the occurs in the body of the organism that helps it survive.organism that helps it survive.

Wolves have chemical reactions that happen in Wolves have chemical reactions that happen in their body that help them maintain a their body that help them maintain a constant body temp, regardless of weather.constant body temp, regardless of weather.

Cacti carry on a different /special type of Cacti carry on a different /special type of photosynthesis and therefore only need photosynthesis and therefore only need ½ as much water as normal plants½ as much water as normal plants

Behaviors that an organism does Behaviors that an organism does to survive.to survive.

The Burrowing owl make it’s nest out of The Burrowing owl make it’s nest out of abandoned prairie-dog burrows, and abandoned prairie-dog burrows, and hisses like a rattlesnake to scare of hisses like a rattlesnake to scare of predatorspredators

MimicryMimicry: A similarity of one species to

another which protects one or both.

This similarity can be in appearance, behavior, sound, scent, or location.

Mimics are found in the same areas as their models.

Bats are nocturnal (as well as other rodents, and coyotes) so that they sleep during the day and then come out at night when the temperature is more comfortable

A Snowy Egret will stand still in the water with its wings stretched out, because fish are attracted to the shade. These are ways of behaving.

Draw a picture of an animal/creature that is adapted to living in YOUR biome.• Use the lists of animal adaptations for each

biome on pages 20-28 of your text as a guide• Show the creature in its natural setting

Your creature should have:• 3 structural adaptations• At least 1 physiological adaptation• At least 1 behavioral adaptation

For each adaptation, write a sentence explaining how that adaptation helps the creature survive in YOUR biome