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Adaptation- Adaptation- A characteristic that A characteristic that helps organisms to helps organisms to survive in their survive in their environment. environment.

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Adaptation-Adaptation-A characteristic that A characteristic that helps organisms to helps organisms to survive in their survive in their environment.environment.

EagleEagleAdaptation-Adaptation-talons to grab talons to grab food.food.

PelicanPelicanAdaptation-Adaptation-pouch to pouch to scoop food.scoop food.

HeronHeronAdaptationAdaptation--

sharp sharp beak to beak to spear foodspear food

WoodpeckerWoodpeckerAdaptation- Adaptation- small pointed small pointed beak tip to beak tip to grasp foodgrasp food

Natural Selection-Natural Selection-“survival of the “survival of the fittest”fittest”1. There is variation 1. There is variation within each species.within each species.

2. Animals with traits 2. Animals with traits that help them survive that help them survive have more babies. have more babies.

3. Then a large part of the 3. Then a large part of the population has the good population has the good trait.trait.

4. Over many generations,4. Over many generations,

the population changes.the population changes.

(even leading to a new species)(even leading to a new species)

Dodo Bird – extinct 1681Dodo Bird – extinct 1681

5. Animals that can not5. Animals that can not

compete die out. compete die out.

6. The entire species 6. The entire species changes over timechanges over time

Fitness-Fitness-The The ability to ability to survive survive and and reproduce reproduce offspring offspring

High LowHigh LowFitness Fitness FitnessFitness

Now complete lab Now complete lab introductionintroductionEagleEagleFork – talonsFork – talonsPelicanPelicanSpoon – scoopingSpoon – scoopingWoodpeckerWoodpeckerChopsticks – graspingChopsticks – graspingHeronHeronKnife - SpearingKnife - Spearing

Why did Miss Why did Miss Spiegel make you Spiegel make you play bird?play bird?What bird was the best at What bird was the best at getting food in this getting food in this habitat?habitat?

THE SPOON BIRDTHE SPOON BIRDWhat bird had the most What bird had the most chicks?chicks?

THE SPOON BIRDTHE SPOON BIRD

If these birds were on a If these birds were on a distant island, what bird distant island, what bird would you expect to see the would you expect to see the most of if you came back in most of if you came back in 500 years?500 years?

THE SPOON BIRDTHE SPOON BIRDDo you think any would go Do you think any would go extinct?extinct?

THE CHOPSTICK, KNIFE THE CHOPSTICK, KNIFE MAYBEMAYBE