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How Animals Survive

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How Animals Survive

Read the animal clues, then use evidence to explain how different features help animals survive.

Survival clues

Animals have body features and behaviours that help them meet their needs and cope with their surroundings.

1.A kangaroo’s powerful back legs help it travel across open country. Which survival advantage do these legs provide?
  • They help it hop quickly to find food or escape danger.
  • They help it breathe underwater.
  • They help it make a nest in a tree.
2.An echidna has sharp spines on its back. Explain how the spines can help protect it from a predator.
3.A platypus has webbed feet. Choose the most likely way this feature helps it survive.
  • It helps the platypus paddle through water.
  • It keeps the platypus warm in the desert.
  • It helps the platypus climb tall trees.
4.Match each animal to the feature that helps it survive.
  • Kangaroo
  • Echidna
  • Platypus
  • Webbed feet help it swim
  • Pouch carries its young
  • Spines discourage predators

Needs and habitats

Animals need food, water, air and a suitable place to live. A habitat can provide these needs and shelter from weather or danger.

5.Which set lists basic needs that animals require to survive?
  • Food, water, air and a suitable habitat
  • Toys, clothes and a bed
  • Sunshine, games and a nest for every animal
6.A frog lives near a pond. Name one way the pond habitat could help the frog meet a survival need.
7.True or false? Camouflage can help an animal blend into its surroundings, making it harder for predators to spot.
TrueFalse
8.Imagine a small animal whose fur is the same colour as dry leaves. Explain one way this camouflage might help it survive.
9.Choose one Australian animal. Name one feature or behaviour it uses to survive, and explain how that feature or behaviour helps.
10.You are walking near a wild animal’s home. Write one respectful action that helps keep the animal and its habitat safe.

3 printable pages

  • How Animals Survive, page 1 of 3: Survival clues

    Page 1

  • How Animals Survive, page 2 of 3: Needs and habitats

    Page 2

  • How Animals Survive, page 3 of 3: 9. Choose one Australian animal. Name one feature or behaviour it uses to survive,

    Page 3

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