Difference between revisions of "Adaptation"
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===Adaptations of Animals=== | ===Adaptations of Animals=== | ||
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===Adaptations of Plants=== | ===Adaptations of Plants=== | ||
===Adaptations of Specialised Cells=== | ===Adaptations of Specialised Cells=== | ||
Revision as of 07:28, 21 September 2018
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Key Stage 2
Meaning
An adaptation is a special part a living creature has that helps it survive. Sometimes an adaptation is the shape or size of certain parts of the creature.
About Adaptations
Adaptations for the Arctic and Antarctic
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| The polar bear is adapted because it has thick fur to stay warm and it has white fur to camouflage in the snow. | The arctic fox is well adapted to the arctic with thick fluffy white fur. | An adaptation of penguins is thick fluffy feathers to keep warm. Penguins do not need to be camouflaged with white feathers because there are few predators to hunt them. |
Adaptations for deserts
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| The cactus has evolved the adaptation of not having any leaves. This stops them from losing water too quickly in the dry desert. | An adaptation of camels for the desert is the hump on their back which stores food because there is not much to eat in the desert. | The desert fox has been adapted to have very large ears to help them cool down when it is hot. |
Adaptations for defence
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| Hedgehogs have spikes. This adaptation make it difficult for animals to eat them. | Cactus plants have spikes. This adaptation make it difficult for animals to eat them. | Octopuses and squid spray ink when they are being attacked. This adaptation makes it difficult for the predator to see them when the swim away. |
Key Stage 3
Meaning
An adaptation is a special part an organism has that helps it survive. Sometimes an adaptation is the shape or size of certain parts of the organism.