Adaptations of animals and plants
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write three animals and mark each adaptation you know as S (structural) or B (behavioural).
Answers differ, e.g. camel – long eyelashes S; camel – rests in the shade B.
2
Draw a desert plant and a pond plant. Label two adaptations on each.
Answers differ, e.g. spines and pads on a prickly pear; floating leaves on a water lily.
3
Ask someone at home why a white stork flies over Egypt each year. Then write what you learned.
It flies to warmer lands with more food for the winter. This is a behavioural adaptation.
4
Why can a chameleon’s changing colour not be called a wish? Write two sentences.
It is a feature that built up over many generations. The chameleon does not decide to grow it.
5
Make a small poster comparing how a palm and a prickly pear survive in the desert.
Palm: long roots, tough leaves. Prickly pear: thick pads store water, spines.