Life in Aotearoa, New Zealand - Readinng by Maiah Kuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj Adaptation and evolution en-us 2021-03-14 22:44:48 UTC 2026-02-04 23:33:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Prior knowledge mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1308245772 My Prior knowledge- 160 million years ago new Zealand was called Gondwana. New Zealand was once connected to other country like Australia. New Zealand has more flightless birds because 8 million years ago New Zealand didn't have as much predators as now]]> 2021-03-14 22:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1308245772 1. What dose endemic mean? mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1317948192 Endemic means that there are lots of our animals and plants can only be found in Gondwana. ]]> 2021-03-16 21:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1317948192 Life in Aotearoa mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1317983812 2021-03-16 21:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1317983812 2. What are the "Super- continents" mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1317989401 The two Super-continents are Laurasia and Gondwana, but very slowly these two continents broke up.]]> 2021-03-16 21:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1317989401 3. What helped change NZ landscape and climate? mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1318001224 Over millions of years ago Volcanoes, Earthquakes and changing of temperatures helped Aotearoa with landscape and climate .]]> 2021-03-16 21:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1318001224 4. The Evolution and Adaptation slide has 3 words in bold. Write out the word and find it’s meaning. mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1318111318 - Invertebrates   This means an animal without a back-bone
- Off-spring   This means a animals child/children 
- Tīpuna  This means ancestors or grandparents

Adaptation means they adapt to there location that the animal/species lives in.

Evolution means when the gradual development of something.]]> 2021-03-16 22:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1318111318 5. Why did the tuatara develop ‘small adaptations’? mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1322849082 Tuataras develop 'small adaptations' to withstand cooler temperatures to live in native forest and catch different prey.]]> 2021-03-17 21:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1322849082 Tutara mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1322927470 2021-03-17 22:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1322927470 6.How have kiwis adapted to NZ’s unique conditions? mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1322939174 The Kiwi through time had least use for its wing cause there were less predators so the Kiwi's wings got more smaller through time.

]]> 2021-03-17 22:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1322939174 7.Slide 6 mentions a ‘niche’ that 3 things have found in NZ. What are the niches that these 3 things have filled? Why were they successful? mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1322977463 Moa- The Moas like a Deer. It wonders the forest looking for food.

Giant Weta- The Weta, were it is it has lots of food so it grows big.

The Mamaku- Were it is it gets tall so it gets lots of sunlight. ]]> 2021-03-17 22:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1322977463 8.Why do some animals not survive? mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1327762287 1. Mokohinua stag beetles went extinct due to the rat plagues. 

2. Tara iti is extremely endangered  due to predators such as rats, dogs, cats, hedgehogs and mustelids preying upon eggs and chicks.

3. The Chatham is coming to extinction due to the Pacific rats.Cats are presumed to have caused the Chatham extinction due to the lack of rats.]]> 2021-03-18 22:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1327762287 Video clip mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1327888433 2021-03-18 23:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1327888433 Kiwi clip mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1327893856 2021-03-18 23:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1327893856 Moa mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328056816 2021-03-19 00:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328056816 The Giant Weta mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328058449 2021-03-19 00:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328058449 The Mamakau tree mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328061391 2021-03-19 00:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328061391 Penguins mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328567172 2021-03-19 04:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328567172 Kakapo mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328568586 2021-03-19 04:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328568586 Kiwi mkuiti https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328571204 2021-03-19 04:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mkuiti/6ltm7hq41f7k2doj/wish/1328571204