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Revision as of 18:10, 29 August 2018
Contents
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
Examples of 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. |
- Cactus plants do not have leaves. This adaptation gives them a small surface area so they do not lose water easily.
- Some animals in the desert do not sweat even though it is hot. This adaptation stops them from losing water.
Adaptations for defence
- Cactus plants and hedgehogs have spikes. This adaptation make it difficult to 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.
Used in a sentence
White fur is an adaptation of polar bears that helps camouflage in the snow.