Chapter 3 - Lesson 3 Flashcards
An adaptation
helps a living thing stay alive. It can be a body part or how a living thing acts
Blending in to a background is called
camouflage
Camouflage is an adaptation that helps animals
hide and/or hunt
What kind of adaptation can a plant have for cold weather
fuzzy leaves to keep frost away from plant
What kind of adaptation can some animals have for cold weather
fat under their skin to help them stay warm
What kind of adaptations do desert plants have to stay alive in the desert
some have roots that spread wide, some have roots that dig deep, some have special stems that sore water, some have spines to keep animals from eating them
What kind of adaptations do animals have to stay alive in the desert
large ears (get rid of heat) and thin bodies (helps them stay cool), light colored fur to help keep them from getting hot
Many desert animals ____ during the day and ___ ___ at night when it is cooler
sleep, come out
What kind of adaptations help plants in forests
they have drip tips to help rainwater flow off for all excess water
What kind of adaptations help trees in forests
Some trees lose their leaves to keep trees from losing water. It protects the trees from damage during the cold
What kind of adaptations do forest animals have
some animals look like their surroundings to help them hide. Other animals hibernate (go into a deep sleep) to use less energy as there is much less food in the winter to find. This helps them stay alive and use less energy to survive
Kelp attaches to the ocean floor and have parts like a
balloon so that they can stay afloat to get sunlight
Fins and tails are _____ adaptations. These help them move
fish
A fish’s gills helps them
breathe
Some ocean animals move from once place to another
so that they can find food or reporduce
