Adaptations

Adaptations

By Breanna Mucha

PLANT AND ANIMAL ADAPTATION EXAMPLES​

• A dog's sense of smell is 1 million times more sensitive than humans ​. This adaptation allows them to find their food and detect territorial markings from other dogs. Some dogs are trained to use their powerful sniffers to aid in search and rescue operations.

• A cat's eyes are adapted for nighttime hunting. Cats also have retractable claws used for climbing, hunting, and defending themselves.

• The strong leg muscles of deer help them run up to 30 miles per hour. Speed is an adaptation that animals use to escape from predators. It helps them survive.

​PLANT AND ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS VOCABULARY

• Adaptation: A living characteristic of a living thing that helps it survive in its environment.

• ​Environment: The environment includes everything living and nonliving in an area. For example, the environment of a giraffe has grass, trees, water, other animals, and non--living things like rock and soil.

• Armadillo: A mammal that is covered in armor made of bony plates. They are usually the size of a small dog and some can roll into a ball to protect themselves.​

• ​Sloth: A slow-moving mammal found in tropical forests that hang from trees and eat mostly leaves. Sloths are known for moving extremely slowly.

• Predator: An animal that eats other animals.

• Prey: An animal that is eaten by other animals​.

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