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The Living World: Adaptations and Classification

The document discusses animal adaptations to different habitats. It describes how polar bears are adapted to survive in the Arctic with thick fur, large bodies, and camouflage. Camels are adapted to deserts with humps to store water, large feet to walk on sand, and eyelashes to prevent sand in their eyes. Reptiles survive deserts by finding shade and only touching the ground with small parts of their bodies. Plants like cacti adapt through long roots, thick stems to store water, needle leaves to prevent water loss, and needles to deter animals.

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The Living World: Adaptations and Classification

The document discusses animal adaptations to different habitats. It describes how polar bears are adapted to survive in the Arctic with thick fur, large bodies, and camouflage. Camels are adapted to deserts with humps to store water, large feet to walk on sand, and eyelashes to prevent sand in their eyes. Reptiles survive deserts by finding shade and only touching the ground with small parts of their bodies. Plants like cacti adapt through long roots, thick stems to store water, needle leaves to prevent water loss, and needles to deter animals.

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THE LIVING WORLD:

ADAPTATIONS AND
CLASSIFICATION
CHAPTER 1

STD 7
Which animal belongs to which habitat?
Jellyfish Shark Seal
Alligator
Camel

Meerkat

Polar Bear Frog


Dolphin

Elephant

Giraffe
Namaqua Chameleon
Lion

Whale

Rattle Penguin
Octopus
Snake
THE OCEAN

Dolphin
Jellyfish Shark

Whale

Octopus
THE DESERT
Meerkat

Camel

Rattle Namaqua Chameleon


Snake
THE ARCTIC

Penguin

Polar Bear

Seal
THE AFRICAN PLAINS

Elephant

Giraffe
Lion
THE POND

Alligator

Frog
Which adaptations help these animals and plants
to survive in their environment?
Giraffe
Owl
Coyote
Polar
Bear
Duck
Chameleon
Octopus
Squirrel
Leaf Insect
Owl
Butterfly
Camel
Flamingos
Penguins
Snow
Geese
Bats
Bear
Bird
Beaks
Cactus
Venus
Flytrap
Water Lily
Lotus
What is adaptation?

• Adaptation describes how a plant of animal is able to


survive in various environments.
• Well adapted organisms can cope with the different
aspects of their environment, for example, the
temperature.
Struggles for plants and animals to survive…

ANIMALS STRUGGLE : PLANTS STRUGGLE:


• For food • For water
• For water
• For protection against • For light
weather • For minerals in the soil
• Against being eaten by • Against weather
predators
• Against disease • Against disease
• Against accidents • Against being eaten
How does adaptation help organisms?

• Well adapted organisms are better at coping with extremes of


weather.
• They are better at competing for food.
• They are better at escaping from predators.
• They are more likely to survive in their habitat and produce
offspring.
An Arctic Habitat

• This sort of habitat can


have extremely low
temperatures.
• The ground is covered
with white snow for most
of the year.
How are animals adapted to survive in the arctic?

• Animals like polar bears will


have a thick insulating coat.
• They usually have a large
amount of body fat.
• They have a large body size to
surface area ratio.
• They have a camouflaged coat.
How do these adaptations help?

 A thick fur coat.  Traps heat to keep warm


 Large body size to surface  Reduces heat loss by
area ratio. radiation
 A large amount of body fat.  Acts as a food store and to
keep warm
 Camouflage.  White fur is good camouflage
to hide from prey
A Desert Environment

• A desert can have very little


rainfall.
• There is a lot of sunshine during
the day.
• There is very little shade.
• The temperatures can get very
hot.
• At night it can become very cold.
How is a camel adapted to survive in the desert?
• Camels can store large
amounts of water in the fat
in their humps.
• They have feet with a large
surface area to allow them
to walk on sand.
• They also have long eye-
lashes to stop sand
blowing into their eyes.
How do reptiles survive in the desert?

• Most reptiles will find some shade


under a rock during the hottest part of
the day.
• When walking on hot sand a lizard will
try to touch the ground with only a
small area.
• This lizard keeps swopping feet, and
only stands on two feet at a time.
• This snake keeps a loop of itself off the
ground as it moves across the sand
sideways.
How do plants survive the desert?
• A cactus has a long tap root to
reach water deep under the
ground.
• It has a thick, fleshy stem to
store water.
• It has needle-shaped leaves to
prevent water loss through the
stomata.
• The needles help to stop
animals from eating it.

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