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UNIT 6 Study Guide : Adaptation and Change
Vocabulary:
Word
Parts/meaning of
word, if any
Trait
Adaptation
Adaptation
Structural
Adaptation
Structural
Adaptation
Behavioral
Adaptation
Behavioral
Adaptation
Innate Behavior
Learned Behavior
Camouflage
Learned Behavior
Definition
Picture example if any
OLS Lesson 2: Structural Adaptations
Essential Questions
 What is an adaptation?
 Match the Organism with its
Biome/Environment
Tundra/Taiga/Deciduous
Forest/Grassland/Rainforest
Main Concepts
An adaptation is a trait that allows an organism to
survive in its ____________________ .
Organism
POLAR BEAR
CHAMELEON
BLACK BEAR
ZEBRA
EVERGREEN TREE
Environment
 What is a Structural Adaptation?
A physical body ___________that helps an organism to
survive in its environment.
 What are some examples of structural
adaptations?
Almost every body part of an organism helps it fit into
and survive in its environment.
 Camouflage
How does this structural adaptation help organisms
survive in their environment but not in others?
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

What are some structural adaptations of
plants?
Bright colored flowers help some plants to attract
____________________.
Some plants have seeds that will be carried by the
___________ or animals.
OLS Lesson 3: Behavioral Adaptations
Essential Questions
Main Concepts
 What is a behavioral adaptation?
Behavioral adaptaion- the way an organism
________ or something it does to survive in its
environment
 What are some behavioral adaptations of
organisms?
________________- Some animals spend the winter
months in a sleeplike state
________________- Some organisms move to warmer
places during cold months to find food and shelter.
 How is Learned Behavior different than
Innate Behavior?
Learned behavior is something an organism
_______________ how to do during its lifetime.
Lion cubs must learn to ____________ from the mother
lion before than can find their own food.
Innate behavior is an _____________________.
Or a behavior an organism can do from the time it’s
born.
List 2 examples of an innate behavior…
 CHECK THE BOX FOR THE CORRECT TYPE OF
ADAPTATION
Adaptation
The THORNS of a rose bush
keep animals from eating it.
Structural Behavioral
The COLORFUL SKIN of a
poison dart frog warn its
predators that it is toxic.
A lizard keeps warm by
sunning itself on a rock.
A turtle’s hard shell protects
it from predators.
A mother lion teaches her
young to hunt.
Unit 6 Lesson 4 Endangered and Extinct
Word
Extinct
Endangered
Habitat Loss
Parts/meaning of
word, if any
Definition
Picture example if any
Essential Questions
Main Concepts
 What is an Endangered Species?
-
A species in danger of going ________________.
 What is an Extinct Species?
-
A species that____________________________.
 Why has the Giant Panda become an Endangered
Species?
Giant Panda-
Specialized Diet- 99% of a Giant Pandas food is
____________________.
Adaptations for eating Bamboo
1.__________________________
2.__________________________
3.__________________________
In general species go endangered or extinct when their
________________ changes faster than they can adapt
to the change.
Many species are declining due to habitat loss.
 Why do species go endangered or extinct?
What is habitat loss?
Unit 6 Lesson 5- CHANGES IN ECOSYSTEMS
Word
Parts/meaning of
word, if any
Definition
Picture example if any
BIOTIC CHANGES
ABIOTIC CHANGES
TSUNAMI
Essential Questions
Main Concepts
What are some changes that can affect an ecosystem?
There can be changes to the BIOTIC and ABIOTIC parts
of the ecosystem.
__________________________- The living things in an ecosystem
Examples of Biotic Changes
1. ___________________ of new species
2. ___________________of species
__________________________- The nonliving things in an
ecosystem
Examples of abiotic changes
1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
 How can a tsunami affect an Ecosystem?
What is a Tsunami?______________________________________.
 How can a Tsunami affect an ecosystem?
Biotic Changes
Abiotic Changes
Unit 6 Lesson 6- Rates of Environmental Change
Word
Rapid Environmental Change
Parts/meaning of
word, if any
Definition
Picture example if any
Slow Environmental Change
SUCCESSION
Essential Questions
 How can the rate of an environmental
change affect an ecosystem
Main Concepts
___________ ____________ - a change that takes less
than a day
___________ _____________ - a change that takes
more than one day (sometimes over many years)
 How did the eruption of Mt. St Helen affect
the surrounding ecosystem?
What happened to the ecosystem during and right after
the eruption?
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
How did the ecosystem change in the years after the
eruption?
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
 What is succession?
Succession- ___________________________________
______________________________________________
 Put a check in the box labeling the change
as rapid/slow and Biotic/Abiotic
Change
Rate- (rapid or
slow)?
Biotic or
Abiotic?
Regrowth after a
volcanic eruption
Flooding
Seasonal Change
Global Warming
Succession
Tree Falling
OLS Lesson 7: Building a Dam
Essential Questions
 What is a dam?
Main Concepts
Any structure that blocks (or retains) the flow of
______________.
Two organisms that build dams are ____________ and
______________.
 How does a human built dam affect the
ecosystem?
How does a human dam affect the ecosystem
downstream?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
How can a human dam affect the ecosystem
upstream?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
 What are 5 reasons why humans build
dams?
1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________
5. _______________________________________
LS Lesson 9: Population Changes
Essential Questions
 How do population changes affect an
ecosystem?
Main Concepts
In 1859 a man named Thomas Austin released 24 rabbits
in Australia. In six years, those rabbits had reproduced
and multiplied to ________________________!
 Why was the rabbit population able to grow
so large?
 What is Exponential Growth?
When a species population _________________ without
limitation.
When a species population size _________________ the
carrying capacity of the environment.
 What is over population?
BIOTIC CHANGES
 How did the exponential growth of
Australia’s rabbit population affect the
ecosystem?
 What happens when a species is taken out
of an ecosystem?
ABIOTIC CHANGES