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Everything in nature exists for just two reasons…

Everything in nature exists for just two reasons…. To ensure an organism’s survival. To ensure an organism’s reproductive success. Adaptations. Male Lion ( Panthera leo ). Adaptation: thick mane Purpose: ?. Hint… only male lions have this adaptation. Adaptation: thick mane

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Everything in nature exists for just two reasons…

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  1. Everything in nature exists for just two reasons…

  2. To ensure an organism’s survival • To ensure an organism’s reproductive success Adaptations

  3. Male Lion (Pantheraleo) Adaptation: thick mane Purpose: ?

  4. Hint… only male lions have this adaptation Adaptation: thick mane Purpose: protects neck during fights

  5. Bee Orchid (Ophyrusapifera) Adaptation: strange, elaborate flower Purpose: ?

  6. Hint…the orchid is pollinated by just one type of insect… Adaptation: strange, elaborate flower Purpose: pollination without nectar

  7. Saiga Antelope (Saigatatarica) Adaptation: large, fleshy nose Purpose: ?

  8. Hint…forages for food in a sub-arctic zone Adaptation: large, fleshy nose Purpose: warms the cold air entering the nose and lungs

  9. Venus Fly Trap (Dionaeamuscipula) Adaptation: carnivorous Purpose: ?

  10. Hint… lives in a nutrient-poor bog environment Adaptation: carnivorous Purpose: obtain missing nutrients

  11. Blue Morpho Butterfly (Genus Morpho) Adaptation: only visible on ventral side….

  12. Ventral View

  13. Your Name Date Teacher’s Name Period Adaptation Purpose

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