The Special Characteristics of Living Organism

The Special Characteristics of Living Organism

SCIENCE CLUB - 30 October, 2020

BAT

• A bat can even hear ultrasonic sounds. This is possible because of its very sensitive ears.

• A bat's ability to use in locating places and food is called ECHOLOCATION.

• Bats sleep by hanging its body upside down on a tree branch. This because its feet aren't strong enough to support the body while standing, unlike bird.

• Bats have sharp and strong claws. Those are strong enough to gasp a tree branch where they usually hang.

Multiple Choice

A bat's ability to use sound in locating places and food is called ________________.

• ECHOLOCATION

• ECOLOGY

DUCK

• Ducks really like to look for food in muddy places.

• Duck have webbed feet, so they can easily swim and look for food. It also prevents them from sinking when they walk on mud.

• To adapt to their environment, ducks also have various kinds of colours.

Multiple Choice

Why ducks have various kind of colours?

• To know the prey place.

• To adapt to their environment.

LOTUS

• A lotus leaf is wide because it lives in the water. This wide leaf helps the process of evaporation that the plant takes. It also keeps the lotus floating on the surface of water.

• The hollow stem also helps in keeping it floating just under the surface.

CACTUS

• Cactus is mostly prickly.

• Cactus have small needle's like leaves to reduce evaporation, large stem to store water reserve.

The Tropical Pitcher

• The Tropical Pitcher plants lives in the area that lack nitrogen.

• To fulfil its need for nitrogen, it will catch insects by using its pocket.

• The pocket will automatically shut if an insect gets in.

• The liquid inside the pocket will smash the insect and then nitrogen in it will be absorbed.