6/7 Adaptation Project

P6 Science

Adaptation of cockroaches1)The cockroach can survive for a week without its head.

The cockroaches brain is scattered along the ventral (belly-side) part of its body that if you cut off the head of a cockroach, it will still live for as long as one week; eventually dying from starvation or thirst. 2)A cockroach can survive without its heartA cockroach has a heart shaped like a tube. Its heart can even stop without the cockroach dying.

Fox Adaptation

Adaptation: Changes Fur Colour.

• Function:Arctic foxes change from white, beige or light gray in the winter to brown, tan or black in the summer. This helps camoflauge them to protect them from predators and help them sneak up on their pray. Their winter coat also protects them from the cold so they can survive temperatures of -100.

Bearberry Adaptations

Adaptation: low growing

Function: It can stay out of the wind chill.

Adaptation: Hold on to their old leavesFunction: to keep themselves warmer and hold moisture

Bearberry adaptations

Bearberry is a low growing

evergreen. It has a stem that

rises 2-8" off the ground

and is covered in a thick

bark.

Adaption:

Functions:

To prevent dehydration.

Adaption:

Bearberry’s fine silky

hairs .

Functions:

To keep it warm against

cold weathers.

The Adaptations of the cactus is : • A swollen Stem : To store water xD• Covered In Thorns : Helps protect it from animals to eat it (: • Being Greyish or Silver in colour : To reflect heat of the sun and to reduce water loss :3

Dessert tortoise’s Adaptation

Adaptation : obtain water from diet

Function : Do not have to drink water for a

long time

Adaptation : Burrows itself under the sand

Function : protect from extreme dessert

temperature

GIANT PACIFIC Octopus

• Adaptation: Suckers

• Function: Octopus’s sense of

• touch and sense of taste.

•

• Skin: It can quickly change its

• skin colour quickly making its

• predators (harbor seals, sperm

• whales and sea otters) have

• difficulty spotting it.

Owl Adaptation

Adaptation : Sharp TalonsFunction : Catching prey on the fly

Adaptation : Large eyes set forward on the head

Function : Gives great depth perception for hunting plus retinas of their eyes are packed with low light sensitive rods to see at night

Gorilla Adaptation

Opposable thumbs

enables their hands to

effectively grip objects

and manipulate

them, allowing them to

make tools,

Long Arms to climb easily

Thin fur to keep

cool

Money Plants Adaptations

Adaptation: Water-drip leaves.

Function: The rainwater will drop

faster.

Adaptation: Weak stems.

Function: The use of weak stems

is to climb onto walls, bamboo

poles, etc.

KittenAdaptation: four

soft paws

Function: so that

when they jump down from building , they wont die

Adaptation: flexible

spine

Function: this enables

them to use more muscles when they run

Panda Adaptations

Adaptation: Have a sixth toe and thumb

Function: So that it can grip bamboo and tear the

leaves off the stem.

Adaptation: It has strong and smooth molars Function: It helps them chew rough bamboo.

Penguin AdaptationsAdaptaion : Their flipper shaped wings and streamlined body help them to swim underwater at speeds up to 15 m.

Function : To help them escape from predators and to catch prey.

Adaptation : They have black and white countershading.

Function : It makes them nearly invisible to their predators.

Adaptation : They have a lot of feathers: 70 feathers per square inch.

Dolphin Adaptation

Adaptation : Have

blubber (fats) in their body.

Function : To help the

dolphin stay warm in cold

water.

Penguins are designed for life in the sea. Some species spend as much as 75% of their lives in the water. (They lay their eggs and to raise their chicks on land.) Heavy, solid bones act like a diver's weight belt, allowing them to stay underwater. Their wings, shaped like flippers, help them "fly" underwater at speeds up to 15 mph. A streamlined body, paddle-like feet, insulating blubber, and watertight feathers all add to their efficiency and comfort underwater. They also have a remarkable deep-diving ability.

In addition to blubber for insulating warmth, penguins have stiff, tightly packed feathers (up to 70 per sq. in.) that overlap to provide waterproofing. They coat their feathers with oil from a gland near the tail to increase impermeability. Black and white countershading makes them nearly invisible to predators from above and below.

Penguin adaptation

Elephant

Viperfish Adaptation

• Adaptation: Enlarged eyes

• Function: Gather As much light

as possible.

Adaptation: Deadly Jaws

Function: To ensure that the

Prey they capture in will not

escape.

Puppy Adaptation

Function: Humidification And Warming Of Air Before It Enters The Body

Adaptation: Triangular Shaped Nose

Adaptation: Fluffy Colorful (?) Fur

Function: Fur Is One Of Dog’s Largest Sensory Organ, Monitoring The Environment And Influencing Body Temperature.

Iberian lynx Adaptation

Adaptation:Long Ears

Function: Have keen sense of hearing to watch out for predators.

Adaptation:Sharp EyesFunction:The eyes of the Lynx have circular pupils, which have an optimum area of focus for an animal which is both predator and prey.

Hawk Adaptation <3

Adaptation:

Sharp and strong talons.

Function:

Dig them into the flesh of their prey

to kill them instantly.

Adaptation:

Hooked beaks

Function:

Rip the flesh of their prey.

I am the awesome hawk which YS chose for this project:D