🔍 Part 1: Adaptation Identification

1. Which structural adaptation helps a polar bear survive in freezing temperatures?

Thick white fur

Long thin legs

Bright coloured skin

Large ears

2. A cactus has spines instead of leaves. This adaptation helps the plant to:

Attract more insects

Reduce water loss and protect from animals

Grow faster in sunlight

Produce more flowers

3. Which of these are examples of camouflage adaptations? (Tick all that apply)

A stick insect that looks like a twig

A chameleon changing colour to match its surroundings

A peacock's bright tail feathers

A leaf-tailed gecko that blends with tree bark

4. Match each animal to its main structural adaptation by drawing lines:

Kangaroo

Duck

Giraffe

Echidna

Webbed feet for swimming

Long neck to reach high leaves

Strong hind legs for hopping

Spines for protection

📝 Part 2: Observation and Analysis

5. Choose one Australian animal and draw its most important structural adaptation in the box below. Label your drawing.

6. Explain how this adaptation helps your chosen animal survive in its environment:

7. Complete the sentences using these words: predator, camouflage, habitat, adaptation

An _____________ is a special feature that helps an organism survive.

_____________ helps animals hide from enemies or prey.

An animal's _____________ is the place where it naturally lives.

A _____________ is an animal that hunts other animals for food.

8. What might happen to a desert animal if it lost its water-saving adaptations? Explain your thinking:

🌟 Part 3: Extension Challenge

9. Advanced Thinkers: How might climate change affect an animal's structural adaptations over many generations? Choose an example and explain:

10. Home Learning Connection: Find one example of biomimicry (human inventions inspired by animal adaptations) and describe it here:

Animal Adaptation Observations

Animal Adaptation Observations

🔍 Part 1: Adaptation Identification

📝 Part 2: Observation and Analysis

🌟 Part 3: Extension Challenge

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