Create an Animal

 

INTRODUCTION

All living things have adaptations. Adaptations are the features that organisms have that help them to survive and produce future generations.

Some examples of adaptations include:

v  A cactus has sharp spines to protect it from being touched

v  A hummingbird has a long thin bill used for reaching the nectar in flowers

v  A blowfish has spines and can puff itself up as a warning to protect itself

 

PROCEDURES

Your task is to draw an animal based upon a list of adaptations. You may choose either a land animal or water dweller. Your drawing must show all of the listed adaptations!

 

REQUIRMENTS

v  Your drawing must show all of the adaptations listed.

v  Your animal must be colorful and unique!

v  You will need to name what type of an animal you have created (make this up – ex: Bee-digger-doer)

v  You will need to give your animal a name ex: “Betsy the Bee-digger-doer”

v  Write a paragraph explaining how your animal is able to survive given the adaptations it has for the environment it lives in.

v  You will present your animal to the class, explain the adaptations, type of animal and chosen name.

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NOW CHOOSE EITHER A LAND OR WATER ANIMAL TO CREATE!

 

Land Animal Adaptations

Water Animal Adaptations

1. The animal lives on land (any biome)

1. The animal lives in water (can be either fresh or salt water)

2. It has a heavy body and can walk great distances without stopping.

2. Its heavy body needs a lot of support for when it walks on the bottom of the lake/ocean floor;  it is able to walk A LOT without stopping

3. When it needs to, it can fly away quickly, but cannot stay in the air for more than 30 seconds

3. It is a quick swimmer

4. It is able to hold a lot of food in its mouth at once, but takes a while to chew it all

4. It is able to bring food into its mouth very quickly

5. It has appendages that enable the animal to carry 2 times its weight

5. It has appendages to hold large pieces of food or other objects

6. Its diet includes both other animals and plants (omnivore)

6. It is able to grind and break apart pieces of food

7. It has great a great sense of smell and hearing, but very poor vision

7. It has great vision, but very weak sense of smell.

8. It has a unique defense mechanism

8. It has a unique defense mechanism

 

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