Form Fits Function

How are these organisms similar to each other?

Can you think of other forms that different species share that allow them to carry out a given function?

Wings allow species to fly

Why does our hand look like this?

Peppered Moth Color Variation

White Variation on Lichen Covered Tree

White and Black Variations on Lichen Covered Tree

White and Black Variations on Lichen- Free Trees

Peppered Moth Population During the Industrial Revolution

What happened next?

Species A can ... Species B can ... Species C can ... Species D can ...• Fly• See far into the

distance, and left and right, without moving its head

• Hide easily in a tree• Collect multiple

small berries and nuts in its body

• Alert others of the same species of danger by releasing gas

• Jump from uneven surfaces

• Walk on the ground and on the side of a mountain

• Blend in with the surroundings of a mountain

• Look up and down without moving its head

• Sift through small rocks to find food

• Swim• Dive from high

elevations• Catch small fish with

its limbs• Gulp fish whole or

tear into it with its mouth

• Double in size when scared

• Hop but cannot jump• Move very close to

the ground• Burrow into the

ground• Hear many sounds

and smell many scents

• Eat plant matter that has fallen onto the ground

 

Form Fits Function

Two Color Variations of Walking Stick Insects and the Bushes Where They Are Found

The Two Color Variations of Walking Stick Found on Two Different Types of Bushes

Scientists Doing a Research Study on the Two Color Variations of Walking Sticks