Akoranga 11 Mahi Tuatahi ^🔗

1. Describe the role of the raccoon in the food web
2. What are some resources that the raccoon will compete with other raccoons for?
3. Discuss: Why can some racoons compete for resources better than other racoons?

Te Whāinga Ako ^🔗

1. Define and list some structural, behavioural and physiological adaptation for different plants and animals.

Write the date and te whāinga ako in your book

Adaptations ^🔗

• An attribute of an organism that helps them compete so they can survive and reproduce
• They come in three categories: structural/physical, physiological, behavioural

Structural/Physical ^🔗

Physical features of an organism like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear.

• Humans evolved standing upright on two feet (bipedalism) which allowed us to do long distance running to catch food & migrate

Physiological ^🔗

Metabolic or physiologic adjustment within the cell, or tissues, of an organism. Internal chemical processes.

• The human metabolic system (conversion of sugar into energy/heat) increases when we are cold in order to keep us warmer

Behavioural ^🔗

The things organisms do to survive. For example, bird calls and migration.

• Humans learned to use tools to create warm clothes/indoor environments so that we can survive cold areas

Tūhura: Adaptations of the Human Hand ^🔗

1. Open Google Classroom
2. Open the Adaptations of the Human Hand document
3. Work with your partner to complete the investigation & questions

Akoranga 12 Mahi Tuatahi Tahi ^🔗

Brainstorm/research with your partner, what the adaptations for this organism are.

Whakatika Tahi ^🔗

Extra: Categorise the adaptations into behavioural/physiological/structural

Pātai Rua ^🔗

Brainstorm/research with your partner, what the adaptations for this organism are.

Whakatika Rua ^🔗

Extra: Categorise the adaptations into behavioural/physiological/structural

Pātai Toru ^🔗

Brainstorm/research with your partner, what the adaptations for this organism are.

Whakatika Toru ^🔗

Extra: Categorise the adaptations into behavioural/physiological/structural

Te Whāinga Ako ^🔗

1. Relate an organisms adaptations back to its niche.

Write the date and te whāinga ako in your book

“Fitness” ^🔗

• Not cardiovascular fitness, but evolutionary fitness
• This means: how well you are adapted to your environment
• How well you can compete for resources, survive and reproduce!
• Better adaptations leads to greater ability to compete and reproduce!

Tūhura: Design a Species ^🔗

1. Open Google Classroom
2. Open the Design a Species document
3. Individually, work to complete the activity