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Animals and plants adapt with special features to thrive in their habitats. Discover how they survive winter, use camouflage, and catch food. Understand unique qualities like the chameleon's changing colors and the owl's hunting abilities at night.
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Featuresfor living Animals and plantshavespecialfeaturestohelpthemsurvivein theirhabitat. They are adaptedtotheirway of life.
Survivingthewinter Manytrees lose theirleaves in theautumn. Withoutleaves, theyneedlesswater. So they can survivewhenthegroundisfrozen. Thisrobinfluffs up itsfeatherswhencold. Thefeatherstrap air like a sleeping bag orduvet
Camouflage Pepperedmoths are difficulttoseeagainst a tree. So theyprobablywon’tgeteatenby a bird. Can youfindtheleafinsects in thephotographs?
Catchingfood Thechameleon has a longtonguewhichitflicksoutto catch insects. Thechameleonisalsoverygood at camouflage. It can changecolourto match itsbackground. • Whatfeatures do youthinktheowl has tohelpit: • Hunt at night • Gripsmallanimals • Tearsmallanimalsapart • Keepwarm
On a piece of paper, answerthefollowing: Theleafinsect looks like a leaf. Explainwhythishelpsitsurvive. Givetwoexamples of specialfeaturesthatanimals and plantshavetohelpthemsurvive in theirhabitat? Read and match: a. Wehaveeyelids …. b. Wehavefingers… c. Wehave a largebrain… d. Wehave balance organs… e. Wehave vocal cords… …to stop usfallingover …so thatwe can speak …for holding and movingthingscarefully …tocleardustfromoureyeswhenweblink …so thatwe can think and remember, and understandourlanguage.
Largebrain Eyelids Balance organs in ears Vocal cords Fingers