SURVIVE & THRIVE: Adaptations of Plants & Animals Worksheets

PLAYER NAMETAGS

KING SNAKE

Predator

RATTLESNAKE

MOUNTAIN LION Predator

RED TAILED HAWK Predator

Predator

RED TAILED HAWK

COYOTE

Predator

COYOTE

Predator

BOBCAT

Predator

Prey QUAIL

Prey QUAIL

WOODPECKER

Prey

Prey ROADRUNNER

Prey ROADRUNNER

Prey COLLARED LIZARD

WHIPTAIL LIZARD

Prey

CACTUS WREN

Prey

JACKRABBIT

Prey

CACTUS WREN

Prey

Prey

JACKRABBIT

Prey

ROUND TAILED GROUND SQUIRREL

Prey

ANTELOPE SQUIRREL

Prey

GRASSHOPPER MOUSE

Prey

ROUND TAILED GROUND SQUIRREL

Prey

Prey

JACKRABBIT

KANGAROO RAT

1. LOOK AT THE GRAPH AND CIRCLE/FILL IN THE ANSWERS:

a. Which media grew the least Saguaros? Agar | Caliche | Potting Soil | Sand

b. Why?

c. Which media grew the most Saguaros?

d. Why?

RESEARCH SITES

KINO BAY

Kino Bay gets very hot but is cooler than the other two places.

This site is by the ocean in Mexico and gets the most rain .

The soil is very sandy and flat

KOFA

Kofa is the hottest and driest site.

This site gets very cold in the winter.

The soil is rocky and sandy.

SOUTH MOUNTAIN

South Mountain is the second hottest and gets the second most rain.

The soil is hard and rocky.

DESERT PLANT DICE

SILVER LEAVES

SMALL LEAVES

CURVES LEAVES

LONG TAP ROOT

SMALL LEAVES WIDE ROOTS

TALL POINTY LEAVES

WAXY SKIN

BLUE LEAVES

SPINES

SMALL HAIRS

SPINES

ADAPTATION EXAMPLES SHEET

SUN & HEAT ADAPTATIONS

ADAPTATION

Spines

Silver/Blue Color Leaves

Small Hairs (Trichomes)

Small Leaves

Curved Leaves

Large Ears

HELPS TO:

Protect from predators

Give the plant shade

Reflect sunlight and keep cool

Reflect sunlight and keep cool

Save energy and keep cool

Give the plant shade

Spread out heat for animals

WATER SAVING ADAPTATIONS

ADAPTATION

Small Leaves

Waxy Skin

Tall Pointed Leaves

Wide Spread Roots

Long Tap Root

HELPS TO:

Lose less water

Hold water inside

Collect water from the air

Collect rain

Collect deep ground water

EXAMPLE

Fairy duster

Brittlebush leaf zoomed in Agave

Jackrabbit

EXAMPLE

Palo Verde

Barrel cactus

Brittlebush

Saguaro cactus

Saguaro cactus roots

Jojoba

Mesquite tree

ADAPTATION EXAMPLES SHEET CONT.

POLLINATION ADAPTATIONS

HELPS TO: ADAPTATION EXAMPLE

Flowers Fruit

Wind Pollination

Animal Pollination

Bring in pollinators with colors, smells and food

Spread seeds when eaten in poop or when dropped on the floor

Spread seeds in the wind

Spread seeds when eaten

Saguaro bloom

Prickly Pear

Sonoran Bursage

Bat on Saguaro bloom