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HABITAT DEVELOPMENT
FOR WILDLIFE
PRODUCTION
Original Power Point Created by Julie Harlin
Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum
Office
June 2002
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OBJECTIVES
 Recognize the adaptation of life
forms through natural selection
 Distinguish similarities between the
wildlife biomes created in each group
 Design a habitat for a wildlife
species using the resources provided
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What do sharks, whales,
snakes, bears, dogs, cats,
bees, elephants and apes
have in common?
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TEXAS WILDLIFE
 Texas provides habitat for 1,200
species of vertebrae wildlife including
fish
 WHIP – Wildlife Habitat Incentives
Program
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TEXAS WILDLIFE
 9 of these species are “game”
 Targeted Species
- white-tail mule deer
- mule deer
- big horn sheep
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TEXAS WILDLIFE
 600 species of birds
 7 are “game”
 4 are targeted
- Ring-necked
pheasant
- Bobwhite Quail
- Lesser prairie - Wild Turkey
chicken
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ECOSYSTEM
 Community of plants, animals, and
microbes interacting with each other
and the environment
 Describes both the living and the
non-living components of an area
that interact with one another
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ECOSYSTEM
 Can be aquatic or terrestrial
Biomes
 A biome is a large geographic
area that has a specific climate.
Within this biome exist organisms
with characteristic adaptations suited
to best survive there.
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ECOSYSTEMS
Adaptations
 An adaptation is a variation of
structure, physiology or behavior that aids
the organism’s survival in its particular
environment. Below are examples of some
of the many adaptations.
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REFERENCES
www.tpwd.state.tx.us
www.discovery.com