DIY Cards

GENERAL

Adaptation Card

5 POINTS

INSULATION

The act of preserving HEAT and WARMTH in organisms through the presence of fat, blubber, fur, etc.



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SPECIFIC

Adaptation Card

10 POINTS

“Is it really my fault that I am an INSECT-EATING plant because the soil does not have
enough nutrients to support
my growth?”

cool, warm

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VENUS FLYTRAP

Dionaea muscipula
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 1

/ / Plantae, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida / / 7 POINTS

SPECIFIC ADAPTATION CLUE:

“An INSECT- EATING plant… do not
be ridiculous!”

GENERAL ADAPTATIONS:

  • Mimicry

cool, warm

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SPECIFIC

Adaptation Card

10 POINTS

“I stick my TAIL out onto the surface of water so that I can use it as a SNORKEL
and keep breathing
underwater!”

cool, warm

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WATER SCORPION

Nepidae
Scale 4 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3

/ / Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta / / 7 POINTS

SPECIFIC ADAPTATION CLUE:

“Aright, I lied about being a scorpion, but my TAIL really could be a SNORKEL !

GENERAL ADAPTATIONS:

  • Camouflage

  • Mimicry
cool, warm

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WETLAND

Environment Card

CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Help in filtering, cleaning, and storing water- just like your KIDNEYS

EXAMPLE: Burns Bog

NATURE ALERT: Wetlands are being drained and the land is being used for industrial development

Collect and hold flood waters.

Absorb wind and tidal forces.

cool, warm

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