ADAPTING TO A
HABITAT
CHECKPOINT 3: CHAPTER 3
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Plants and animals develop special features and
become adapted to their environments.
So that they can live in a particular habitat.
Adaptation
Large ears
• Lose heat easily
• Hear tiny noises
Fur
• Keeps warm
• Camouflages
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Eye
• Able to see at
night
Fennec foxes have adaptations that help them to live
in the hot desert and hunt at night (nocturnal).
Desert/Fennec fox
Eye
• sharp
Beak
• sharp
Claw
• sharp
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Bones
• hollow
Eagle is adapted to live and hunt in the air.
Eagle
Beak
• sharp
Legs
• long
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Heron is adapted to wade into deep water.
Heron
Stem
• Stores water
Leaves
• Reduce water loss
• Spines
Roots
• Shallow
• Extensive
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Cacti have adaptations that help them to live is
the desert.
Cactus
Body
• Round
• White fur
• Thick fur
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Feet
• Large surface
area
Polar bears are adapted to live in the Arctic.
Polar bear
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Strangler figs in a rainforest
Strangler figs
Adapting to the winter
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Hibernate
◦ go into a deep sleep
◦ food is scarce
◦ rate of breathing slows down
Migrate
◦ to find food
◦ living or breeding conditions
Shed Leaves
◦ conserve water
◦ less sunlight
Adapting to the winter
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1.
To increase chances of survival in a habitat
Pebble plant
 In the deserts
 Camouflage
 Close to the ground
Extreme adaptation
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Pit
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viper
Has a pair of pits
Receptors sensitive to heat
Help to find food
Extreme adaptation
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Flying fish
 Feed on plankton
 Close to the surface
 Can travel out of water to escape dolphins
Extreme adaptation