KS3 Adaptations

B 4.06 What is the correct definition for adaptation?

• Organisms changing to suit different conditions

• The environment changing to suit the organisms that live there

B 4.06 Select the 2 adaptations that help a lion survive in the Savannah

• Long tongue to help it chew leaves

• Large teeth to help it capture and chew prey

• Powerful back legs to help it catch prey

• A thick layer of blubber to help keep it warm

B 4.06 Camels store _________ in the humps on their back

• Waste products

• Water

• Fat

• Fibre

B 4.06 Desert foxes have these adaptations...

• Long ears to hear predators coming

• White fur to camouflage

• Brown fur to camouflage

• No fur to keep cool

B 4.06 Camels live in the desert and have long eyelashes. Select the reason for this

• To attract a mate

• To hide their eyes from their prey

• To keep the eyes from changing colour

• Protect the eyes in a sand storm

B 4.06 Animals in colder climates might have more....

• offspring

• fat

• diseases

• issues

B 4.05 Select the reasons for changes in the environment

• Changes in the weather

• Changes in animal populations

• Changes in human activity

• All of these

B 4.05 Identify an environmental condition that effects plant and animal habitats

• huddling together to keep warm

• mating calls

• hanging out in packs

• the amount of sunlight in a habitat

B 4.05 A habitat is defined as....

• a place for an organism to hide

• a place where an organism lives

• a physical feature of an organism

• the way an organism behaves

B 4.05 Desert habitats are suitable for animals that:

• need lots of shade

• do not need sunlight for survival

• need lots of water for survival

• do not need much water for survival