Struggling to Remember

1. What is the name of the pyramid shown in

A?
A
Pyramid of Number

2. What is the name of the pyramid shown in

Pyramid of Biomass
B?

B
3. Pyramids of Number always have the biggest
False
bar on the bottom. True or False?

Carbon Dioxide (Breathing)

4. Name one way in which biomass is lost.
Faeces
Ecosystems
Monday 21st November 2022
 What is different
about these animals?
 What does
this mean?

Adaptation
Features of a living creatures that help
them survive
Shoe Adaptations
Can we apply this to animals?

The place where an

1. What is this animals habitat? animal/plant lives

2. What are the features of this animal?

3. How do those features help this animal

survive?
Long eyelashes: Big humps of fat:
Protect from Allow them to
blowing dust and survive without
sand food for some time

Large flat feet: Long legs:

Allow them to walk Keep their bodies
on sand easily away from hot
sand.
Highlight in different colours the structure of the adaptation
and the function of the adaptation.

Small ears to Thick fur to

stop it losing too keep it warm.
much heat
Rough soles to
White fur for grip the ice
camouflage
Colourless fur
Big feet for and black skin.
swimming and
to spread out its Why?
weight so it
doesn’t sink
Think of your own!
• Choose two of these
animals.

• What is the environment of

its habitat like?

• What adaptations has the

animal got to suit this
habitat?

• How does this adaptation

help them survive?
Is an animal’s environment the only thing
an animal needs to adapt to?
What structures do these animals have to
defend themselves from predators?
What structures do these animals have to
help them hunt?
Designer animals
For each habitat,

• Design an animal that could live in that habitat.

• Think of 2 adaptations that your animal has to help it

survive.
A hot desert
Think about,

• What this habitat is like?

• What adaptations your

animal has?

• How these adaptations help

your animal survive in this
habitat?
A cold tundra
Think about,

• What this habitat is like?

• What adaptations your

animal has?

• How these adaptations help

your animal survive in this
habitat?
A rainforest with lots of predators
Think about,

• What this habitat is like?

• What adaptations your

animal has?

• How these adaptations help

your animal survive in this
habitat?
Question 1

The area in which an animal lives is called…

→ A river
↑ A habitat
← A wood
Question 2
A polar bear is adapted to live in the arctic. Which of
the following is not true?

→ They have a thick layer of fat for insulation

↑ Their fur looks white to blend in with their
surrounding
← They have waterproof fur for insultation when in
water
Question 3
A camel is adapted to survive in desert conditions.
Which of the following is not true?

→ They have long eyelashes to attract other camels

↑ The hump is used to store fat
← They have large feet so they do not sink in soft sand
Question 4
Animals that live in the Arctic are adapted for survival
by being white for _______.

→ Camouflage
↑ Keeping warm
← Swimming
Question 5
Which of the following is an adaptation of a hedgehog?

→ Thick skin
↑ Defensive spikes
← Sharp teeth
Question 6
Which of the following is an adaptation of a
sparrowhawk?

→ Thick fur
↑ Large flat feet
← Good eyesight