Characteristics enabling organisms to survive and reproduce are referred to as adaptations. This program explores the wide range of adaptations humans, plants, animals, and all living things exhibit. Beautiful instructive video footage from throughout the world including the Galapagos Islands, Canadian Rockies, and New England, depicts adaptations for getting food, finding a mate, and escaping predators. Important terminology includes: environment, characteristics, competition, survival, structural adaptations, and behavioral adaptations.

Originally released by Visual Learning, 2008. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015. Teacher's guide available under Additional info tag.

What are Adaptations? (2:53); --Adaptations for Obtaining Food (1:45); -- Adaptations for Avoiding Predators (1:54); -- Adaptations for Competition (2:05); -- Adaptations for Different Climates (1:28); -- Summing Up (1:14); -- Video Assessment (1:47); -- Credits: Adaptations (0:43); -- animals-herons (3:02); -- Adaptations (3:31);.