animal adaptation
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ANIMAL ADAPTATION. WHY?. Animals and plants have adapted to help them to survive in their habitat. Body structures help animals to find and consume food. Their behaviour allows them to respond to life needs. Would this animal be happy living here?. DESERT. NO. YES. RIGHT!!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ANIMAL ADAPTATION
Animals and plants have adapted to help them to survive in their habitat.
WHY?
Body structures help animals to find and consume food.
Their behaviour allows them to respond to life needs.
DESERTWould this animal be
happy living here?
YES
NO
RIGHT!!
What is the main reason why this habitat is suitable for this animal?
A. A camel can go for almost 2 weeks without water.
B. It’s very hot.
C. There is a lot of sand.
Interesting facts!!!
► Camels store fat in their humps to survive, because it gives them energy.
►Camels can drink up to 100 litres in one go.
You are an expert!!!
Think about more animals that live in a desert.
Task
GRASSLANDWould this animal be
happy living here?
NOYES
RIGHT!!
What is the main reason why this habitat is suitable for this animal?
A. Lions like grass.
B. There is plenty of food to eat because lions are carnivores.
C. There are not many trees.
Think about more animals in the grassland.
Well done!!!
Interesting facts!!!
► Lions eat, mainly, antelopes, zebras and buffalos.► Lions spend a lot of time sleeping. They can sleep for up to 20 hours each day.
► Lions live in a family groups called “prides”.
Task
RAINFORESTWould this animal be
happy living here?
NOYES
RIGHT!!
What is the main reason why this habitat is NOT suitable for this
animal?
A. There is not a lot of fish.
B. There are a lot of trees.
C. The temperature is very high.
Which animals can live in the rainforest?
Question
Congratulations!!!
► Penguins eat fish, squid and crustaceans and they can’t find them in
the rainforest.
►Penguins have a special body for swimming, so they need the sea.
Why?
► The climate in a rainforest provides ideal conditions for all the plants and animals
which live there.
►Monkeys and parrots, for example, live in trees. They eat fruit, seeds, nuts and some insects.
OCEANWould this animal be
happy living here?
YES NO
RIGHT!!
What is the main reason why this habitat is suitable for this animal?
A. Sharks have gills to breath under the water and fins to swim.
B. It’s very cold at the bottom.
C. The water is salty.
WOW!!!
Interesting facts!!!
Think about more animals that live in the ocean.
Task
►Sharks like seals, sea lions and dolphins to eat.►A shark’s skeleton is made of cartilage, the same that is in your ears and nose.►Sharks’ babies are called “pups”.
ARCTICWould this animal be
happy living here?
YES
NO
RIGHT!!
What is the main reason why this habitat is suitable for this animal?
A. Its fur keeps him warm and its paws produce oil that stops its feet from freezing.
B. It can camouflage itself.
C. Polar bears like long and dark winters.
Excellent!!!
Interesting facts!!!
Think about more animals that live in
the Arctic.
Task
►Polar bears are the biggest carnivores in the world.►Their fur is white for camouflage.
►Polar bears catch the ice with their paws.
FORESTWould this animal be happy
living here?
YES
NO
RIGHT!!
What is the main reason why this habitat is suitable for this animal?
A. There is plenty of food and many places to live.
B. There are a lot of trees.
C. It is not very hot or very cold.
Good one!!!
Interesting facts!!!
Think about more animals that live in the
forest.
Task
►Adult male deers lose their horns every year, then they grow again.
►They like being near water, specially lakes.