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How do adaptations help an organism survive?
2. What are competition and predation?
3. What are three types of symbiosis?
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Discuss the questions on your packet with
your row neighbors. Answer them on the
spaces provided.
1. How does the trap-jaw ant’s adaptation
help it avoid becoming prey for another
organism?
2. What are some adaptation other predators
have to capture prey?
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Adaptations are special features or abilities to
help an organism escape danger or catch its
food.
Examples:
Camouflage - Hide from predator or prey
Warning coloration - Bright colors let predators
know you are poisonous.
Biolumenesence - A flash of light often produced
by bacteria in another animal.
Can you find the animal in this photo?
What animal is hiding in the sand?
(Ms. Politano’s LEAST favorite animal)
Warning Coloration
Bioluminescence!
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All organisms have a role they play in the
environment. This role is called a niche.
This role explains:
How an organism obtains food and shelter, finds a
mate, cares for its young and avoids danger.
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Two members of the same species might occupy
the same niche. This can be a reason for
Competition. This causes a struggle for survival as
they both attempt to use the same limited
resources.
Predators catch and eat other organisms (prey)
for nutrients and survival. This interaction of
feeding is called Predation.
Predator/Prey Defenses
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Imagine an ideal predator to capture and eat
a porcupine. Draw or describe this new
creature and its adaptations to protect itself
from the porcupine while trying to feed on it.
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Mutualism- Both organisms benefit from the
relationship
Commensalism- One organism benefits and
one organism is not affected
Parasitism- One organism benefits and one
organism is harmed