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1. Investigate the Facts
2. Observe & Record
3. Report Your Findings
4. Read the Science Observer
2. Observe & Record
Find and report on the ways that one animal — preferably one found in your local area — is adapted to its environment. Then print out this page and answer the questions below. When you're done filling in this form, write your report.
 
Animal Adaptations Observation Sheet Your Name:  __
 
1. What animal did you select?
 

 
2. What special adaptations does the animal have to help it succeed in its environment?
 

 

 
3. Are the adaptations a physical part of the animal? Or, are the adaptations more of a behavior that the animal uses?
 

 

 
4. If this animal didn't have these adaptations, what problems might it face?
 

 

 
5. Do other animals in this environment have similar adaptations? Which animals?
 

 


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