How does a species adapt to its environment? How are organisms adapted to survive at Craters of the Moon? Objective Students match Craters plant adaptations to different habitat types and use their imaginations to create a species well adapted to a habitat of their design. Background Every species has a unique set of adaptations that enables it to live in its environment. Some, like humans, starlings, and cheatgrass, have a wide tolerance to environmental constraints. Others, like Townsend's big-eared bats, three-toed woodpeckers, and the out-of-tune sticky tofieldia can survive only in the fe Duration: 60 Minutes.