ee Ree Primary 4 First Term Theme One - Unit One Concept One - Lesson Two Types of Adaptations 1 Mr.Ahmed ElBasha Mob.: 01153233911Types of adaptations 1. Structural adaptation (or physical adaptation) It is a change in the structure of the animal's body to adapt its environment. Examples: ~*~ 1. The blood vessels in the penguin's feet. a ts ce 4 2. The thick fur of the polar bear. 2. Behavioral adaptation Definition: It is a change in the behaviors or acts of a group of animals to adapt its environment. Examples: 1. Desert lizardlooks for shade during hot sunny days. 2. Migration of some animals (Migration means : travelling of some animals long distances at certain time of the year). Mr.Ahmed ElBasha Mob.: 01153233911Adaptation of foxes to survive in their environments: L1.Fennec fox | its habi It lives in hot desert: ¢ Its structural adaptation * its behavioral adaptation - It has a tan-colored coat (sandy- colored fur) that: + provides camouflage to hide in a sandy, rocky environment. * protects it from the hot Sun. - It has extra-large ears that help the fennec fox to lose the heat to cool its body. - It pants like dogs, where it takes upto 700 breaths per minute to cool its body. - It lives in burrows: to stay cool - It eats different kinds of food, like insects, fruit, plant roots + Its habitat: It lives in tundra» (50°C) below zero in winter months. ¢ Its structural adaptation * its behavioral adaptation - It has a thick fur coat to keeps its body warm in extreme cold, climate. - Its fur coat is white during winter but turns brown in summer when the snow melts to help it ‘sneaks up On prey in any,season. ‘Arctic fox in summer - It has short ears and legs to help it stays warm. - It lives in burrows which are excellent places for it to stay warm at night. - It eats different kinds of food, like insects, fruit, plant roots Mr.Ahmed ElBasha Mob.: 01153233911Its habi It lives in fresh water and salt water. ¢ Its structural adaptation ¢ its behavioral adaptation - Its body is adapted to survive in fresh water, - Ituses a camouflage strategy called “countershading", where it has a dark back and white belly to sneak up on prey. - Ithas sharp teeth to cut its prey’s flesh. - It can hunt in different places like salt water or fresh water, so it can feed on different types of food. - It hunts in the day as wellas the night, so its prey cannot predict when this shark will hunt next times Countershading in bull shark : f~Ar When an animal swims above in the ocean, it May Rot see the bull shark in thashadows due to its dark back. When an animal swims underneath the bull shark and looking up, the bull shark may blend in with the bright light of the Sun due to its white belly. Mr.Ahmed ElBasha Mob.: 01153233911Panther Chameleon - Lizards are from reptiles that are an ancient type of animals. - Bodies of reptiles such as lizards are covered with scales. Its habitat It lives in the tropical rainforest. ¢ Its structural adaptation * its behavioral adaptation - It has brightly colored scales that provide camouflage with its surrounding environment that contains green leaves and colorful flowers. - Chameleon eyes move in opposite directions, where each eye can move independently from the other, so: * One eye can be searching for something to eat like insects, while the other eye is on the lookout for danger in a totally different direction - It has V-shaped feet and a tail like a hand to hold tightly the branches of trees. - When chameleon finds itself in danger, it doesn't have teeth or Claws«for defense, but it has one Jast trick’to scare its attacker, where it appears as fierce as the followings Mr.Ahmed ElBasha Mob.: 01153233911