Sentences with phrase «animals adapt to their changing environment»

We see adaptation everywhere: brain cells adapt to signal traffic, the immune system adapts to infection, animals adapt to their changing environment, and law firms adapt to adapt to the marketplace.

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All the theory of evolution says is that life forms adapt to changes in the environment over time; that there are global changes in the gene pool of a given population of animals over time.

It is a process which explains how plant and animal populations genetically adapt to ever - changing environments.

Animals have to constantly adapt to a changing environment and thus «conscious mental imagery, explicit anticipation of likely outcomes and simple thoughts about them are likely to achieve better results than thoughtless reaction» (AT 41).

Climate change amplifies existing risks to our natural resources by forcing plants and animals to adapt rapidly to a changing environment.

«The animals that live in constant environments haven't had to evolve much capacity, so those animals are probably going to have the greatest challenge adapting to changing conditions.»

Over generations, the animals changed and adapted themselves to their respective environments, finding their way into as yet unoccupied ecological niches.

«Working through the engine of evolutionary change — natural selection — we can see evidence of animals» and plants» adapting to their environment before our eyes.»

«By understanding how this animal adapts to changes in the environment, we can determine what we really need to be concerned about and what we really should be doing,» says Stephen DeStefano, a conservation biologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and author of the new book, Coyote at the Kitchen Door: Living with Wildlife in Suburbia (Harvard University Press, 2010).

Not only can you see how their structure changes, but you can at the same time see how they react to specific stimuli and perhaps how their reaction changes over weeks when the animal adapts to its environment.

Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram

We all carry our childhood with us throughout our life... some things are buried deeply... some things we take out to remember frequently... Paula was a survivor, a chameleon... she learned to create new personas that fit the changing circumstances of her life by watching her mother react to life... I thought the author did an excellent job of contrasting Paula and Julian in light of their very different childhood experiences... Paula was a closed up prickly cactus... a dessert survivor... all hard, sharp edges that protected the true inner core of her... Julian was an open succulent... soft, sensitive to his nurturing environment... accepting and giving... like plants and animals, human beings adapt to their environment and when are we most open to learning?

Beech and Holly work well for those animals that find it difficult to adapt to new situations, are sensitive to noise, changes in the weather or their environment.

Initially large animal oriented, the practice has adapted to a changing environment and become primarily a companion animal practice.

This october why not head to the wilds of far north queensland to discover the impact of climate change on this world heritage listed ecosystem and see how endemic animals of the area are adapting to a warming environment.

This body of work explores the complex relationship that exists between man and animal sharing terrain, the hunter and the hunted, as both struggle to adapt to their changing environments.

As habitats change, scientists are asking whether insects, migratory songbirds, caribou and other animals that have evolved to exploit the tundra environment will adapt.

Plant and animal species are adapting to changing environments by migrating to new areas.