Hi students! The goal for this blog is for you to become familiar with plant and animal adaptations. An adaptation is a trait that helps an organism survive. Below you will find various plants and animals. Choose a plant or animal to research. Write a reply that includes adaptations for this plant or animal. For each adaptation identify it as a behavioral or physical adaptation. Be sure to include what the adaptation is and how it helps the plant or animal to survive and thrive.
Your post must be a minimum of 1 paragraph (5-8 sentences) detailing the adaptations of the organism you choose.
Your post must be written in complete sentences with correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
You must also respond to at least 3 classmate’s posts. When responding to a classmate, you may add additional information to their post, compare what they have written to the adaptations of a different organisms, or ask a question about what they posted.
The stinkhorn is a type of mushroom fungi. It got its name because it smells terrible. One adaptation is the bad smell it gives off and the bad taste it has. These keep away some predators, like mosquitoes. When they try to eat the stinkhorn, they die. They are not poisonous to humans, but the bad smell and taste keep humans away from stinkhorns. These are physical adaptations. Another adaptation is in the slimy and sticky gleba part outside of the cap. It is there to help spread the spores. When insects, like flies, stop to eat, the spores stick to the insects’ bodies and then are dropped off somewhere else by the insect. New stinkhorns then grow in that spot. These are physical adaptations.
The stinkhorn is a type of mushroom fungi. It got its name because it smells terrible. One adaptation is the bad smell it gives off and the bad taste it has. These keep away some predators, like mosquitoes. When they try to eat the stinkhorn, they die. They are not poisonous to humans, but the bad smell and taste keep humans away from stinkhorns. These are physical adaptations. Another adaptation is in the slimy and sticky gleba part outside of the cap. It is there to help spread the spores. When insects, like flies, stop to eat, the spores stick to the insects’ bodies and then are dropped off somewhere else by the insect. New stinkhorns then grow in that spot. These are physical adaptations.
ReplyDeletewere do stinkhorns mainly grow?
ReplyDeleteHi Finnian did you know phallus is another name for the stinkhorn. They even grow here. In fact, I found some around town a while ago!
ReplyDeleteI have one of those in my yard, but it is white with a black top with a hole on top.
ReplyDeleteAwsome Finn! But what gives off the bad smell.
ReplyDeleteAndre,
ReplyDeleteThere is a brown slime that is on top of the gleba that gives off its smell to attract flies.