Animal Adaptations (Year 5)

What is behavioural adaptation?

• Body parts an animal has to survive.

• Something an organism does in order to survive.

• Physical features of an organism in order for it to survive.

• The way an organism survives in the environment.

An example of behavioural adaptation is...

• The long neck of a giraffe

• A camel's hump used to store water

• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

• Penguin's huddling together for warmth

What does mimicry mean?

Identify all of the STRUCTURAL adaptations of the crocodile. (Select ALL of the answers that apply.)

• Webbed feet and its long, streamlined body

• Hiding below the water

• Position of eyes and nostrils on the top of their head

• Strong jaw and sharp teeth

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Which of these is an example of a STRUCTURE

• Hard shell

• Laying eggs

• Swimming underwater

• Digging into the ground

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What does camouflage mean?

• Are the things organisms do to survive

• An organisms ability to look like another animal

• An organisms ability to blend in with its surroundings or environment

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