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Date:
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Adaptation Investigation
Directions: An Animal and a Biome are given. Explain why the animal
could or could not survive in that Biome.
1. Could a Polar Bear survive in the rain forest?
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2. Could an Eagle survive in a Deciduous Forest?
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3. Could a Whale survive in a pond (Freshwater)?
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4. Could a Lion survive in a Grassland (Savanna)?
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Name:
Date:
Block:
Adaptation Investigation
Directions: Below are the survival needs of the Polar Bear, Eagle,
Whale, and Lion.
Polar Bear Survival
List
• Eat mainly ringed
and bearded seals
• Live in cold climates
• Live in isolation
• Thick layer of
blubber to stay
warm
• Do not hibernate
Whale Survival List
• Eat mainly plankton
but will also eat
krill, herring eggs,
and ghost shrimp
• Thrive in salt water
• Migrate
• Have blubber to help
them regulate body
temperature
Eagle Survival List
• Do not migrate
• Live in North
America
• Eat fish, ducks,
snakes, rabbits, and
other rodents
• Curved beak to help
them tear open their
prey
Lion Survival List
• Eat large animals
found in grasslands
• Tan color to blend in
with Savanna
• Loose skin around belly
to protect them from
wild kicks of their
prey
• Roar to communicate
territorial boundaries