Animal and Plant Adaptation Review

What is an adaptation?

• type of food that plants and animals eat.

• How plants and animals change to survive in their environment.

• The weather that plants and animals live in.

Camouflage is an adaptation that…

• Keeps animals warm at night

• Allows animals to blend in with their environment

• Helps animals see better

An adaptation that animals in the desert might have is…

• Tough hooves to break the ice.

• Short, rounded ears to help stay warm.

• The ability to go without water for an extended time.

Many animals in the tundra have adapted by having...

• Thick coats to keep them warm.

• Thick eyelashes to keep sand out of their eyes.

• Gills to help them breathe

Plants in the tundra grow…

• Up high to reach the sun

• Close to the ground to get warmth from the ground

• Waxy leaves to help the water slide off

Which is NOT an adaptation that a cactus has?

• Spines to protect it

• Thick stems to store water

• Drip tips to let water run off

• Shallow roots to absorb water quickly

What adaptation might an animal who lives in the rainforest have?

• Claws to dig burrows underground

• Ability to go without water for a long period of time

• Hibernating in the winter

• Bright colors to blend in with tropical plants

Plants that live in the rainforest have adapted by…

• Climbing on other plants to get to the sunlight

• Waxy leaves with drip tips to help water slide off

• Growing without soil on other trees

• All of the above

Animals that live in the grasslands have adapted by…

• Growing thick coats that keep them warm

• Developing gills to help them breathe

• Traveling in herds for protection on open land

• Hibernating in the winter

What adaptation might plants have that grow in the grasslands?

• Resistance to fires

• Growing close to the ground

• Climbing on other plants

• Waxy leaves to help water slide off