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• Environment is everything that surrounds
us.
• It consists of living and non living things
• Environment included the following…water,
soil, typical weather conditions, and other
organisms living in the area.
• Over time, each type of organism develops
special characteristics to survive in its
environment.
• Plants have developed
different types of
adaptations to their
environment.
• EX: A cactus has a thick
stem to hold in water →
this helps the cactus to
live in dry climates.
• Other plants adapt to
their environment by
developing large leaves
to hold more water or
catch more sunlight.
• When you look at the
leaves on tree around your
neighborhood, do they look
all the same?
• Some are on stalks, other
leaves come straight out
from the stem. Some even
have smoothed, curved, or
sharp edges.
• These shapes and textures
serve a purpose for the
trees survival.
• It helps these plants adapt
to their environment.
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/adapt.html
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/
jams/science/plants/plant-adaptations.htm
• Animals also have special
adaptations to help them
survive in their environment.
• For example, the color of an
animal may blend with plants
found in its environment.
• This protective coloring is called
camouflage and it makes it
harder for its enemies to find it.
• There are many other adaptive
characteristics that animals use.
• The Hoover Fly resembles the
Honey Bee which keeps other
animals from attacking it.
• Why do birds have their
own unique beak?
• A bird’s beak helps it eat
and is shaped according to
the type of food it eats.
• Birds that eat insects have
long narrow beaks, so they
can get into narrow cracks
in rocks and trees to grab
insects.
• Birds that eat fruit from
trees have sharp, wide
beaks to tear into fruit.
Bird Beaks
http://www.vtaide.com/png/bird-adaptations3.htm
Bird beak and claw
http://www.vtaide.com/png/bird-adaptations3.htm
• A giraffe’s long neck
and keen eye sight
helps it to see for
many miles.
• It’s long neck also
helps it to eat leaves
too high for most
other animals.
• Scientist believe a
giraffe’s skin pattern
helps it to blend in
with tall trees.
Giraffe Eating
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpatQpIbKEE
• Alligators store fat that
can be used in winter.
• Alligators also have long
tails, long snouts, and
smooth skin.
• These adaptations help
alligators to swim.
• Alligators have small
legs, so they can walk on
land.
• They are equally at home
on land or in the water,
which is perfect for the
swamplands they inhabit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnWNot9R0Ck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhwx0hHoHPQ&feature=related
Animal Adaptations (Elephant and Penguin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N56OrRvdH24&feature=related
Adaptation Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Boo1nSo73Gs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRX2JtKFUzk&feature=related
NOTES
• Organisms develop special characteristics to
help them survive in their environment.
• Plant leaves- Every type of tree has its own
unique kind of leaf.
• Smaller leaves develop where there is bright sun
and little rainfall.
• Animals- also have special adaptations to help
them survive in their environment.
• Birds have different types of beaks based on the
kind of food they eat.