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Kai En's adaptation - Coggle Diagram
Kai En's adaptation
TYPES OF ADAPTATION
Behavioural
It is a behaviour or a response shown by an organism
Structural
It is a physical feature of an organism's body
ADAPTATION TO HOT ENVIRONMENTS
snakes, rodent foxes
Sleep during the day in their burrows or dens and hunt only at night when temperatures drop
rodents
Block the entrance of their burrows with soil
Jackrabbit, fennec fox
Large ears with a large number of blood vessels to provide greater body surface t
kangaroo rat
obtain enough water by eating seeds
camel
can live without water for weeks
can drink up to 100 litres of water in one drinking sesion
cactus
swollen stem to store water
ADAPTATION TO COLD ENVIRONMENTS
REASON FOR ADAPTATION
to avoid or defend againt predator
snowshoe hare
Has fur that turns white in winter to blend with snowy background
krill
Swarming behaviour similar to schools of small fish as a defence against predators
movement
snowshoe hare
Large and furry feet acting like snowshoes to walk on snow smoothly
weddell seal
Smooth and streamlined shapе to pass easily through the water
to keep warm
weddell seal
a layer of fat under the skin acting as insulation
polar bears
small ears and tail to minimise heat loss
adaptation for moving on land
reasons
agility
ibex, kangaroo and horse
an ibex has long and extremely strong legs to help it be agile to move across rocky surface
A horse has muscular legs that help it to walk and run over long distances. The strong solid hooves of the horse are modified feet that help it to go through the rock soil with ease
overcome friction
sidewinder
The sideways movement of a sidewinder help the snake to keep most of its body off the ground while moving to reduce friction, this allows the snake to move rapidly over the sand.
adaptation to move in water
streamlined body shape
whale, fish and penguin
The streamlined body shape helps them to swim efficiently through the water with little or no water resistance
is a shape with a broad in the middle and narrow at both ends.
swim bladder
fish