6 Responsibility - Adaptations by Chia Chin Ooi Calvin https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro en-us 2019-04-27 16:00:35 UTC 2025-10-08 13:55:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Shovel-snouted Lizard (Example) chia_chin_ooi_calvin https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/354685156 Type of adaptation:
Behavioural
Purpose of adaptation:
To cope with high temperatures
Description & Explanation:
This lizard "dances" - it balances on its tail & lifts two of their feet every 10 seconds. 
This reduces heat gain and prevents the lizard from overheating in the hot desert habitat, as it reduces the amount of body surface area that it is in contact with the hot sand. 
Done by: Sam Tan (28)]]> 2019-04-27 16:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/354685156 [Template] Name of organism chia_chin_ooi_calvin https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/354685157 Type of Adaptation:
Behavioural/Structural
Purpose of adaptation:
(Some examples)
E.g.
- To cope with high temperatures
- To escape predators
- To hunt more effectively
- To help organism to reproduce
Description & Explanation:
This is a short write-up of not more than 50 words. Describe the one adaptation you have chosen, and explain clearly how it helps to achieve the purpose you stated above. ]]> 2019-04-27 16:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/354685157 Name of organism :Dugong https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889558 Type of adaptation :Structural
Purpose of adaptation:To find food.
Description & Explanation: Dugong's snouts are covered in bristles(short stiff hair that is found on animal's skin) that enables them to smell better as they have very bad eyesight.This enables them to find food more easily.
Done by :Emmanuel(9),Yingrui(18)

]]> 2019-05-28 04:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889558 Name of organism: Sunda Scops Owl https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889581  Type of Adaptation:
Structural
Purpose of adaptation:
- To enable the neck to achieve a wide range of motion
-  To be able to rotate their heads without cutting off blood to the brain
Description & Explanation:
  Sunda Scops Owls have twice as many bones in their necks compared to humans. This means that the delicate blood vessels in their necks are uniquely capable of allowing blood to take alternate routes to travel to the brain, enabling them to turn their heads at the wide range of 270 degrees while still being able for blood circulation to the brain.
by: Cheri Lim]]> 2019-05-28 04:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889581 https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889713 2019-05-28 04:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889713 https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889788 2019-05-28 04:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889788 https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889868 2019-05-28 04:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889868 Leopard Cat https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889980  Type of Adaptation:
Behavioural/Structural
Purpose of adaptation:
(Some examples)
E.g.
- To cope with high temperatures
- To escape predators
- To hunt more effectively
- To help organism to reproduce
Description & Explanation:
This is a short write-up of not more than 50 words. Describe the one adaptation you have chosen, and explain clearly how it helps to achieve the purpose you stated above. 
By:Nikki and Long Chen]]> 2019-05-28 04:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889980 Name of organism: Sperm Whale https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889989  Type of Adaptation:
Behavioral/Structural
Purpose of adaptation:
(Some examples)
E.g.
- To cope with high temperatures
- To escape predators
- To hunt more effectively
- To help organism to reproduce
Description & Explanation:
This is a short write-up of not more than 50 words. Describe the one adaptation you have chosen, and explain clearly how it helps to achieve the purpose you stated above. 
Done by: Irfan(17) and Hidayat(16)]]> 2019-05-28 04:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363889989 Dead Leaf Mantis https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363890485 Type of Adaptation:
Structural adaptation.
Purpose of adaptation:
E.g. 
-To escape from predators
-To hunt more effectively
Description and explanation
The dead leaf mantis hides in a dead pile of leaves to hide from predators and to prevent some prey from seeing it, hence the dead leaf mantis can strike it's prey when it's prey isn't paying attention, making it a excellent predator.
Done by: Law Wei Tin(23)]]> 2019-05-28 04:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363890485 Name of organism:Fiddler Crab https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363890574  Type of Adaptation: structural          The fiddler crab(male) is asymmetrical. It has one large pincer and a small one. The larger one is used to ward off predators,other males that want to steal is mate and attract females;all done by waving its larger claw. The smaller one is used for digging food and burrows. However the female one has two small ones both for digging food and burrows. When the males wave their claws, they look like they are playing the violin       hence the name ''fiddler crab". their predators are the  ibis, terns, possibly the giant mudskipper and the mangrove kingfisher. At high tide, fish and rays will also eat any fiddler crab they can find. That is why they have a large claw.      ]]> 2019-05-28 04:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363890574 Name of organism:Dog-faced water snake https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363891525  Type of Adaptation:
Structural adaptation
Purpose of adaptation:
 It is to escape predators.
Description & Explanation:
The wide head and cylidrical body covered with keeled scales.Venomous fangs are grooved.

By Surabhi[29]]]> 2019-05-28 04:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363891525 Venus Fly Trap https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363891655 Type of Adaptation:
structural
were found :
native to north and south Carolina

done by Chia Enle (4)]]> 2019-05-28 04:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363891655 Onch Slug https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363891985  Type of Adaptation:
Structural
Purpose of adaptation:  
To escape predators
Description & Explanation:
The Onch Slug blend in perfectly with the rocks in both colour and texture. Bits of sand and sediments gets stuck on its skin adds to camouflage. Predators wouldn't be able to differentiate them from rocks.
Done by: Jenette Goh (13)]]> 2019-05-28 04:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363891985 Flat-tail gecko https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363892527
Type of Adaptation:
Structural 
Purpose of adaptation:
To escape predators
Description & Explanation:
The color and texture of the flat-tailed gecko's skin , together with unusual morphology of the body allowing it to have a camouflage in the forest.
Done by:Tan Xin Hui(33)
]]> 2019-05-28 05:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363892527 Coconut Crab https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363892773
Type of Adaptation:
Structural
Purpose of adaptation:  
Protecting the crabs' internal organs, as well as making them less susceptible to attacks from predators.

Description & Explanation: Unlike most creatures we commonly see, crabs don't have an internal skeleton. Instead, their skeletons are on the outside and are known as exoskeletons. The main part of their bodies, or their shells, are called carapaces. They provide a similar kind of structural rigidity that our skeletons provide us.  Their shell are extremely hard.
 
Rifqi (8) and Hafid (28)
]]> 2019-05-28 05:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363892773 Leopard Cat https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363892901 Type of adaptation:
Behavioural adaptation
Purpose of adaptation:
To hunt for food
Description & Explanation:
Most leopard cats hunt at night, preferring to stalk murids, tree shrews and hares.  
By: Michelle]]> 2019-05-28 05:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363892901 Tree Climbing Crab https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363893086  Type of Adaptation.
 Structural/Behavioral.
These crabs with flat, squarish bodies and flat pointed legs are common in many of our mangroves. Our mangrove trees are often full of crabs! Body width 4-5 cm. Body flat and squarish, legs flat with pointed tips. Pincers may be colorful.

Done by: Leon and Srikar. 


]]> 2019-05-28 05:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363893086 Rafflesia Flower https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363893192 Type of Adaptation:
Structural

Purpose of Adaptation:
To attract insects that pollinate the plant

Description & Explanation of Adaptation:
It has an odor like a decaying corpse and/or rotting meat. 

It attracts insects that pollinate the plant.

By: Tay Tse Xin and Leo Xin Hui]]> 2019-05-28 05:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363893192 Osprey https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363893219  Type of Adaptation:
Structural
 Purpose of adaptation:
To catch fish
 Description & Explanation: 
It has powerful legs and pale grey feet with sharp talons and fantastic eyesight which is around 3-5 times better than humans so to allow them to see fish under the water. 
Done by: Xin ying(15) ]]> 2019-05-28 05:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363893219 Name of organism: Coconut Crab https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363894755  
Type of adaptation: Strong Pincers,Structural Adaptation.

        Purpose of adaptation:
To intimidate its predator              To crack open/dig through food such as coconuts

Description & Explanation: Coconut crab, (Birgus latro), also called robber crab, large nocturnal land crab of the southwest Pacific and Indian oceans. It is closely related to the hermit crab and king crab. Adult coconut crabs are about 1 metre (40 inches) from leg tip to leg tip and weigh about 4.5 kg (10 pounds). The full-grown adult ranges in colouring from light violet to brown and deep purple. Young adults are brown, with black stripes on their legs. 

 
]]> 2019-05-28 05:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363894755 Small Clawed Otter https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363894763  
Structural adaptations

  • Their feet have less webbing than those of other otters, which makes their paws more flexible.
  •  Their strong teeth and paws are well-suited to cracking the shells of clams and mussels to eat. 

by Yuvanshi and Erin
]]> 2019-05-28 05:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/363894763 Name of organism:Fiddler Crab https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/364362598 Type of Adaptation: structural          The fiddler crab(male) is asymmetrical. It has one large pincer and a small one. The larger one is used to ward off predators,other males that want to steal is mate and attract females;all done by waving its larger claw. The smaller one is used for digging food and burrows. However the female one has two small ones both for digging food and burrows. When the males wave their claws, they look like they are playing the violin       hence the name ''fiddler crab". their predators are the  ibis, terns, possibly the giant mudskipper and the mangrove kingfisher. At high tide, fish and rays will also eat any fiddler crab they can find. That is why they have a large claw.They are also known as calling cab as they look like they are summoning the tide while waving their larger claw .Although they fight over mates and territory , they rarely fight. Usually the one with the bigger claw is the stronger and better one and sometimes the more peaceful one.
Fun Fact! Two fiddler crabs (male) of different species will not fight,only within their own species will they then fight!
By:Ethan Neo(30)

]]> 2019-05-29 14:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/364362598 Mouse Deer https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/364571173 Type of Adaptation:
Behavioral adaptation
Purpose of adaptation:
Protect itself and warn other mouse deer to get away
Description & Explanation:
The male mouse deer will angrily beat his hooves and they can stomp around four to seven times a second. This “Drum Roll” technique can ward off predators and warn other mouse deer the area isn't safe. This technique helps the moose deer protect itself and others of its same kind.

By: Nikki and Long Chen
]]> 2019-05-30 07:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/364571173 Reef Octopus https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/364620476 Type of adaptation:
Structural adaptation
Purpose of adaptation:
Camouflage on the rocks on the sea bed to either hide from predators or preys.
Description & Explanation:
The Reef Octopus will move towards the nearest rock to camouflage on the rock when the Reef Octopus encounters with its predator. When the Reef Octopus notices its prey, it will try to move move towards a nearest rock to its prey and camouflages into the color of the rock.When its prey comes near the Reef octopus, the Reef Octopus will suddenly jerk towards its prey and eat it. These Reef Octopuses can come in different sizes.
Done by: Rui En (20)]]> 2019-05-30 13:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/364620476 Saltwater Crocodile https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/364839948 Type of adaptation:
Behavioral adaptation
Purpose of adaptation:
To hunt for food more easily without much effort.
Description & Explanation:
Saltwater crocodiles hunt along the edges of swamps, rivers and canals where unsuspecting animals and birds come to drink and feed. They then remain still and tend to look like a piece of floating wood. They use stealth to approach their prey then trap it in their jaws and drag it into the water where it is drowned and eaten.
Done by: Yong jia and Thu Han

]]> 2019-05-31 07:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/364839948 Small-Clawed Otter yuvanshi_keshav_agrawal https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/365088174 Type of Adaptation:
Structural
Purpose of adaptation:
-To crack shells and to eat
Description & Explanation:
The small clawed otter has small claws. Along with tiny claws, it also has lesser webbing on its paws. This adaptation helps the otter to easily grab their food by making their paws more flexible. Besides this adaptation, they also have very strong teeth to crack shells of clams.]]> 2019-06-02 05:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/365088174 Leatherback turtle https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/365108000 Type of adaptation:
Structural
Purpose of adaptation: To swim faster in order to avoid its predators
Description and explanation: The leatherback turtle have a streamlined body which enables it to move quickly in the water to avoid its predators. Their flippers can also grow up to 9 feet long which helps them to swim fast and efficiently. The leatherback turtle does not have any teeth, instead, they have strong claws meant for soft-bodied preys like jellyfish. 
Done by: Ashley Ooi (2)]]> 2019-06-02 12:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/365108000 Archer Fish https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/365297235 Type of Adaptation:
Behavioral Adaptation
Purpose of adaptation:
To knock down bugs flying or walking on plants above.
Description & Explanation:
The Archer fish uses its binocular vision to hunt for prey that are on/above the surface of the water. It then launches a jet of water out of its mouth to knock bugs flying or walking on plants above into the water.
By : Andrei (3) and Alysa Beatrice (6)
]]> 2019-06-03 13:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/365297235 Sperm whale https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/366453070 Type of Adaptation:
Structural
Purpose of adaptation:
To be able to dive deeper.
Description & Explanation
The sperm whale has a  flexible rib cage which collapses when the sperm whale dives into deep waters with higher pressure to prevent it from snapping which also allows for lung collapse.
By: Jenson (writing) Gareth (research)]]> 2019-06-08 02:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/366453070 Sunda Pangolin https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/366651681 Type of Adaptation:
Structural adaptation

Purpose of adaptation:
They have tough scales to protect themselves from predators.
Description & Explanation:
They have tough scales to protect their vulnerable bellies and other parts that are not covered by the tough scales. Those parts are very soft and easily damaged by predators like leopards. The pangolin’s scales are made of keratin which is the same material as our nails and hair. Sunda pangolins are critically endangered as humans poach them for their scales that are used in traditional Chinese medicines. 

By: Tharine(36) and Rishitha(1)
6 Responsibility
]]> 2019-06-10 07:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/366651681 Dog-faced water snake https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/367353777 Type of Adaptation:
Structural

Purpose of adaptation:
It is to escape from predators.

Description and Explanation:
The wide head and cylindrical body covered with keeled scales.Venomous fangs are groved.Venomous fangs is to poison its prey so that the predator does not feed on it.The very flexible lower jaw allows it to feed on larger prey.

Done By: Surabhi(29)


]]> 2019-06-13 08:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/367353777 Mantis Shrimp https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/367848198 Type of adaptation :                            Structural adaptation                            (its powerful force )                        Purpose of adaptation :                       - to attack its prey                             Description & Explanation :          This ferocious shrimp has club-like appendages that fold beneath its body, resembling a praying mantis. With a spring-like motion, it uses these appendages to attack prey—and a mantis shrimp's punch is no joke With the ability to strike at the speed of a .22 caliber bullet (50 times faster than the blink of an eye), a blow from a mantis shrimp can easily break through the shell of a crab or mollusk.                                                               Done by : Natalie(31) and Deon (5)                                                                  ]]> 2019-06-17 04:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/367848198 Civet https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/368035376  Type of Adaptation: BEHAVIOURAL
 Purpose of adaptation:                           
When threatened, they can raise their long black hair on the back their bodies so as to appear larger.        Description & Explanation:             The term civet applies to over a dozen different mammal species. ... The best-known civet species is the African civet, Civettictis civetta, which historically has been the main species from which was obtained a musky scent used in perfumery.During the day, they spend the hours resting on the safe heights of tree tops or in dense vegetation. The females that have cubs spend the time in their nests. Basically, these creatures tend to move around in places where there is plenty of cover. They are extremely territorial, and would mark their territories secreting the scent from their perineal glands. 


By: Gideon (12) Gibson (11)]]> 2019-06-18 03:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/368035376 Fast-moving Stick Insect https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/369124585 Type of Adaptation:
Behavioural
(Camouflage)

Purpose of adaptation:
To hide from predators or stay out of sight from its prey

Description and Explanation:
They usually stay perfectly still, but when they need to move, they are even able to camouflage their motion. It is common to see them walk in a swaying motion, pretending to be a twig caught by the wind. They are nocturnal, so they mostly stay still during the day and move around to look for prey at night. However, its camouflage doesn't help it in the dark. One of their nocturnal predators, bats, use their echolocation to hone in on the tiny noises made by the stick insects for a tasty meal, where the stick insect's fast movements help it escape its fate.


Done by: Aahan (38)


]]> 2019-06-25 14:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/369124585 Giant Mudskipper https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/369714293 Type of Adaptation:
Behavioural Adaptation

Purpose of adaptation:
to keep its body temperature the same

Description and Explanation:

They dig deep burrows in soft sediment,or the bottom of an ocean or lake.This lets the fish thermoregulate,or keep its body temperature the same.They can also avoid ocean predators during the high tide when they burrow underwater.They also lay eggs in these burrows

Done by:Alyssa Lai(22)

]]> 2019-06-30 13:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chia_chin_ooi_calvin/8i6zbaqomfro/wish/369714293