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INFERINGADAPTATIONS
Allaroundusareorganismsthatseemalmostperfectfortheirrespectiveenvironments.Fromthewoodpecker’sbeakto
thespecializedecholocationsystemsusedbybats,manylifeformshaveawidevarietyofcharacteristicsthatallowthem
toeffectivelysurviveintheirparticularsurroundings.
ADAPTATION:Abehaviororcharacteristicthathasdevelopedovertimethatallowsaspeciestolivesuccessfullyinits
environment.
DIRECTIONS:Fortheanimalspicturedintheboxesbelow,thinkof(andwrite)atleast3adaptationstheyhaveandHOW
thisadaptationhelpsthemsurviveintheirenvironment.
POLARBEAR
Adaptations:
Adaptations:
SHARK
ARMADILLO
CHEETAH
HUMMINGBIRD
Adaptations:
Adaptations:
SKUNK
Adaptations:
Adaptations: