LIVING IN OUR ENVIRONMENT 41 



THOUGHT QUESTIONS 



1. The trees near a smelter are found to be dying, although the 

 condition of water supply, soil, light, etc., seem unchanged. Is 

 this due to a lack of adaptation on the part of the tree? 



2. Your pet goldfish is found dead in the aquarium which has 

 just been cleaned and from which you removed all of the green 

 plants ? Is this due to a poor adaptation on the part of the fish ? 



3. A frog is green with dark spots on the upper surface and white 

 underneath. Are these colors adaptations? If so, how? 



REPORTS ON OUTSIDE THINGS I HAVE READ, 

 DONE, OR SEEN 



1. Report upon an article related to some topic discussed in this 

 unit. The article may be from a current number of a science 

 magazine or from some popular science book you have read. 



2. Adaptations of a boy or a girl for work in the classroom. 



3. Compare the adaptations of the elephant and the giraffe. 



4. Discuss adaptations in " Teeth of Animals." 



5. How plant seeds are adapted for scattering. 



SCIENCE RECREATION 



1. Make a list of all the adaptations found in a pet dog or cat. 



2. Make a list of strange or uncommon adaptations in plants. 



3. Prove that success in the life of some plant or animal depends 

 upon adaptations. 



SCIENCE CLUB ACTIVITIES 



1. Visit a museum to study adaptations. 



2. Make a field trip to list adaptations in plants and animals. 



3. Divide up an area between members of the club and see 

 which member can give the longest list of adaptations for his area. 



REFERENCE READING 



Borradaile, L. A., The Animal and Its Environment. Oxford, 1923. 



Du Puy, W. A., Our Animal Friends and Foes. Winston, 1925. 



Metcalf, C. L., and Flint, W. P., Insects, Man's Chief Competitors. 

 Williams and Wilkins, 1932. 



Guyer, M. F., Animal Biology. Harper, 1931. Chapter IV. 



Jordan, D. S., and Kellogg, V. L., Evolution and Animal Life. Apple- 

 ton, 1907. Chapter XVI. 



