ADAPTATION

ADAPTATION

1. STRUCTURAL ADAPTATION

   • FIVE SENSES
     • POLLINATION
       • ANIMAL
         • Colourful
         • Fragrance
       • WIND
         • Small
         • Plain
         • No fragrance
   • SHAPE
     • MOVEMENT IN WATER
       • See Page 2
     • MOVEMENT IN AIR
       • See Page 3
     • BREATHING IN WATER
       • See Page 5
     • OBTAINING SUNLIGHT
       • See Page 4
     • POLLINATION
       • LARGE FLOWERS
       • NECTAR
     • SEED DISPERSAL
       • See Page 6
     • HOT ENVIRONMENT
       • STORE OF FAT
       • THICK FLESHY STEM
       • NEEDLE-LIKE LEAVES OR SPINES
       • LARGE EARS
   • BODY COVERING
     • BREATHING IN WATER
       • SKIN
         • Takes in oxygen that is dissolved in water
         • Thin and soft
         • Must be wet
     • PROTECTION
       • See Page 7
     • FINDING MATES
       • MALES HAVE MORE COLOURFUL BODY COVERINGS THAN FEMALES
         • MAKES MALES MORE ATTRACTIVE TO THE FEMALES
     • COLD ENVIRONMENT
       • WHITE COAT
       • SOLES COVERED WITH THICK FUR
       • THICK FUR
       • EXTRA LAYER OF FAT
       • BLUBBER (THICK LAYER OF FAT)
       • CLOSELY-PACKED FEATHERS

2. BEHAVIOURAL ADAPTATION

   • BEHAVIOUR
     • FINDING MATES
       • INFLATABLE THROAT SAC
         • Puff the sac out for hours at a time
         • Vibrates throat sac, claps bill and waves wings
       • GLOW IN THE DARK
     • COLD ENVIRONMENT
       • Grow in clumps close to the ground
       • Produce flowers and form seeds quickly
       • Hibernate
     • HOT ENVIRONMENT
       • Drink lots of water and conserve it
       • Sweat and urinate very little
       • Staying underground close to the shade
       • Hunt at night