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What are adaptations?
They are special features which
help organisms to survive and
reproduce in their environments.
Adaptations can help organisms
find food, find mates, raise their
babies, survive harsh climates and
move about.
List
as many adaptations
of plants as you can in
two minutes e.g. Roots
grow deep into the
ground to find water for
photosynthesis.
Structural adaptations:
Adaptations to a part of an organisms
body (what they have)
 Physiological adaptations:
Adaptations that are processes or
chemicals inside an organism (what is
inside)
 Behavioural adaptations:
Adaptations which are behaviours or
activities (what they do)
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Organism
Elephant
Penguin
Desert Tortoise
Behavioural
Physiological
Structural
Organism
Behavioural
Physiological
Structural
Elephant
Move in herds to
protect young,
elderly etc from lions
and tigers.
Trunk long for tree
tops and teeth
made for grinding
difficult branches.
Penguin
Rest eggs on their
feet to stop the egg
form getting cold
on the ice. Helps
eggs survive in cold
weather.
Only send blood
to their feet
every now and
again. Keeps
them warm
without wasting
energy.
Wings shaped like
flipper & feet
against body for
steering means
they swim
efficiently. Easier to
catch prey.
Desert
Tortoise
Dig shallow pits to
catch the water for
drinking. Withdraw
head, legs, and tail
into shell protecting
against predators.
Bodies can
digest food so
they are able to
obtain water
from their food.
Shells difficult to
shatter so predators
can not break
them.
Sandy Desert:
Sand dunes always being moved by the
wind. Little rain except for dew at night,
there are a few spiny shrubs and some
lizards and insects. Very hot during the
day and cold at night.
 Citrus Orchards:
Grapefruit grow here and it is the
organisms main food. Its main enemy is
the farmer who spreads nets over the
trees and hawks to stop the organism
from taking the fruit.
 Rocky Shores:
Strong waves hit the shore. The main food
is tough seaweed that grows in cracks
between rocks. The main enemies are
fish.
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 Living
things are adapted to live in
their habitat e.g. Desert Tortoises'
can digest food so they are able to
obtain water from their food.
 Organisms must live in a habitat that
is suited to its lifestyle.
 Many organisms living together are
called populations
 Many different populations make
up a community
Make a poster about a New Zealand
plant or animal. There are a selection to
choose from.
 Your poster must include info about:
› The plant or animal’s habitat
› The adaptations it has to live in that
habitat
› The kingdom and class it belongs in
› Details of its appearance and food
sources
› Any other interesting facts
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