Making plants and animals – The UK
TASK:
You have to create both a plant and an animal using the characteristics on the cards. Both of these need to fit
the new climate and environment of the UK.
1. Your plant and animal can have 6 characteristics
2. List the characteristics that would be useful
3. Pick six from the lists below
4. Draw both your animal and plant.
5. Name your plant or animal
6. Around your drawing you need to JUSTIFY the characteristics, linking to the original data sheet.
EXAMPLE of an animal
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Drought resistant
Wide root system
Floats
Waxy, pointed leaves
Broadleaves
Thick bark
Heavy-weighted seeds
Loves water
Deep root system
Survives under water
Deciduous
Needle leaves
Rough bark
Fragments take root
Stores water
Lives on other plants
Dies back seasonally
Evergreen
Stunted
Wind blown seeds
Seeds with Velcro like
hooks
Like strong sun
Salt tolerant
Pollinating
Runners put down roots
Climber
Likes shade
Tall
Bears fruit (nuts and
Flowering
berries)
Eats insects
Branching
Sticks to rocks
Lifecycle within days
Colourful
Drab
Pleasant smell
Awful smell
Changes colour
Buttress roots (large roots
Flexible branches
Sticky surfaces
to support huge trees)
MAKE UP YOUR OWN CHARACTERISTICS AS WELL!
ANIMAL CHARACTERISTICS
fast runner
Migratory
Can stand on 2 legs
Striped fur
Sharp incisor teeth
Climbs trees
Good eyesight
Can close nostrils
Good sense of smell
Strong skeleton
Can get fat
Thick skin
Large ears
Sharp claws
Swims
Thick pads on paws
Webbed feet
Agile
Gives off bad smell
Loud voice
Powerful digging claws
Spotted fur
Long neck
Grinding teeth
Thick fur
Nocturnal
Can hibernate
Slippery skinned
Stores water in body
Gregarious (lives in
groups)
Prehensile (gripping) tail
Whiskers
Fierce growl
Stamina
Brown fur
Large body
Very thin body
Can hold breath for 1/2
sociable
an hour
MAKE UP YOUR OWN CHARACTERISTICS AS WELL!