Adapting for Survival

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Adapting for Survival

• 8th Science
• Mr. Lund

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What is adaptation?

• Adaptation is any characteristic an organism has
  that makes it better able to survive in its
  environment
• Animals live in habitats which give them food and
  shelter and allow them to mate.

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What type of animals adapt?

• All animals, including humans, must adapt in
  order to survive.
• Animals that do not adapt will become extinct.
• Adapting includes finding a habitat that will
  increase the chance of survival.

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Why is it important for animals to adapt?

• The environment is always changing and animals
  that do not adapt will be naturally removed.
• Once a species becomes extinct, it is gone for
  good.
• Some animals adapt so that they are able to
  survive both on land and in water.

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Are there animals that havent adapted? How do
we know?

• Dinosaurs, dodo birds, and the Carolina parakeet,
  among others, have become extinct because of
  their failure to adapt.
• The Siberian tiger and California condor are in
  danger of becoming extinct because of their
  lacking ability to adapt.

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How adaptable are you?
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Animals must continue to adapt!

• The environment is continually changing and all
  animals must change with it.
• Animals that fail to change their behaviors will
  ultimately die out.