Animal Adaptations

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Objective

I can identify specific adaptations of animals and explain how they help them meet their needs.

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Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

What is an adaptation? Provide a definition and give an example of a physical adaptation in animals.

2

Describe how the long neck of a giraffe is an adaptation that helps it survive in its environment.

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Choose an animal from the lesson and describe two specific adaptations it has. Explain how each adaptation helps the animal meet its needs in its environment. Select another animal from the lesson and identify one physical adaptation and one behavioral adaptation. Explain how each of these adaptations assists the animal in surviving in its habitat.

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