For the past four months, we have been doing many interesting things in science class. My favorite was when we learned about how animals camouflage themselves to avoid being hunted by "hunting" various colored toothpicks outside. By doing this, we learned how different animals camouflage differently to adapt to their environment. The colors of the toothpicks were green, yellow, red, blue, and wood. Because green blended in with the grass, it was the hardest to find out of all of them. Wood was the easiest because it stood out. By doing this, we got a chance to see how a predator- prey relationship works. It gave us a visualization of what an organism needs to do to survive and showed us an example of adaptation.
In nature, animals camouflage in order to survive. This gives them a chance to get food, find shelter, and mate. This is an example of adaptation. Adaptation is when an animal adapts to their environment and or habitat. This also includes using physical traits to adapt to an environment (camouflage). Physical traits can be the spikes on a hedgehog, which protects it from predators, or the humps on a camel, which are used for storing water.
Overall, this was a fun and educational experiment. It taught us about adaptation and how animals camouflage because of it. This is one of the best experiences I have had this year.
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