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Animal Mouths

This collection of images of six different animals illustrates the wide range of feeding strategies and physical structures that have grown out of the relationship between organisms and their food. The environment plays a dramatic role in shaping the evolutionary changes that organisms undergo, and for animals, food is one of the most important components of the environment.

General Information

Resource ID#: 5259

Subject(s): Science

Grade Level(s): 5, 7

Intended Audience:

Educators

Suggested Technology:

Computer for Presenter, LCD Projector

Keywords: animal, structure, function, adaptation, environment, habitat, evolution, food, energy, physical characteristic, mouth, jaw

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Resource Collection:

iCPALMS