A habitat is Something that a person is addicted to doing Eg smoking A place where an animal lives How an animal looks A desert habitat is Cold dry and arid Hot arid and empty ID: 1047409
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1. Friday 5th March 2021Desert adaptationsA habitat is… Something that a person is addicted to doing. E.g smokingA place where an animal lives.How an animal looks.A desert habitat is…Cold, dry and arid.Hot, arid and empty.Warm, wet and empty. A desert has…Animals and plants such as meerkats, Cacti and scorpions. No animals or plants.Animals such as Monkeys and camels.Which statement is true?There are hardly any deserts in the world.The arctic and Antarctic are classed as deserts.It is always red hot in deserts
2. KEYWORD ALERT!AdaptationIn science this means how an animal suits its habitat. For exampleAn orangutan lives in a rainforest with lots of trees to climb. It is suited to that environment because it has long arms to reach for trees and swing.
3. A habitat is a place where something lives. There are many different types of habitats:hot or coldbig or smallon land or in waterName 5 different habitats. For example:A desert.Name 2 animals that live in one of the habitats you have mentionedSTRETCH: Name some of the features of the habitat you have named.(e.g mountains, rivers, trees, plants, sand, mud, water, coral, houses)
4. Learning Objectives:-State some adaptations of an animal from a desert environment.-Describe some adaptations of an animal from a desert environment.-Explain how these adaptations are important for surviving a desert habitat.
5. Adaptations of a CamelCan run up to 40mph in a sprint, or maintain 25mph for up to an hour.Can consume up to 46 litres of water in one sitting.Three rows of eyelashes.Large, flat feet.Thick fur on the top of their bodies; thin fur elsewhere.Thin, slot-like nostrils.LO: State some adaptations of an animal from a desert environment
6. Three rows of eyelashes.Protection from sandstorms/strong winds.LO: Describe some adaptations of an animal from a desert environment
7. Thin, slot-like nostrils.Prevents sand from entering the body and damaging the lungs. It protects the breathing of the camelLO: Describe some adaptations of an animal from a desert environment
8. Can consume up to 46 litres of water in one sitting.Water is scarce and this allows them to hydrate and replenish stored water quickly.This water gets stored as fat in the camels hump.Replenish means to fill something up again.
9. Thick fur on the top of their bodies; thin fur elsewhere.Thick fur provides shade, stopping the camel getting sunburn and thin fur stops the camel over heating. LO: Describe some adaptations of an animal from a desert environment
10. Can run up to 40mph in a sprint, or maintain 25mph for up to an hour.To travel quickly across the desert over long distances and to allow air to circulate underneath their stomachs to cool them down.LO: Describe some adaptations of an animal from a desert environment
11. Large, flat feet.Spreads weight on soft sand so they don’t sink in.LO: Describe some adaptations of an animal from a desert environment
12. Camel AdaptationsAdaptationWhat’s the Point?Can run up to 40mph in a sprint, or maintain 25mph for up to an hour.To travel quickly across the desert over long distances and to allow air to circulate underneath their stomachs to cool them down.Can consume up to 46 litres of water in one sitting.Water is scarce and this allows them to hydrate and replenish stored water quickly.Three rows of eyelashes.Protection from sandstorms/strong winds.Large, flat feet.Spreads weight on soft sand.Thick fur on the top of their bodies; thin fur elsewhere.Thick fur provides shade, thin fur aids heat loss.Thin, slot-like nostrils.Prevents sand from entering the body and damaging breathing. LO: Describe some adaptations of an animal from a desert environment
13. Desert plantsCacti are also well adapted for survival in the desert. Their adaptations include:stems that can store waterwidespread root systems that can collect water from a large areaIn addition, cacti have spines instead of leaves. These minimise the surface area and so reduce water loss. The spines also protect the cacti from animals that might eat them.
14. Match up the camel adaptation to how it helps. Write them in full sentences.STRETCH: Explain how two of the adaptations help camel to survive. What might happen if they didn’t have this adaptation?Example:WAGOLLCamels have large flat feet to help spread their weight on the soft sand. Sentence starters:Camels have…This helps because…
15. Mammal Reptile BirdWrite the three subtitles and organise the animals into the right animal group.LionHumanEaglePenguinChickenLizardCrocodileSnakeElephantcowAlligatorEmuMeerkat
16. Mammal Reptile BirdWrite the three subtitles and organise the animals into the right animal group.LionHumanEaglePenguinChickenLizardCrocodileSnakeElephantcowAlligatorEmuMeerkat