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Bushy eyebrows protect camels from their sandy habitat.

Adaptation

Animals and plants adapt to survive. Adaptations may be physical, like a polar bear’s thick fur, or behavioral, like birds migrating south during winter months.

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Fascinating Fact:

The Arctic fox changes the color of its fur with the seasons – white in winter to blend with snow, brown in summer for camouflage in rocks and plants.

In KS2 Science, pupils explore how animals and plants adapt for pollination. These adaptations ensure pollen is carried successfully, helping plants reproduce and maintain ecosystems.

Key Terms

Pollination: The transfer of pollen from one flower to another, leading to seed production.
Nectar: A sweet liquid made by flowers to attract insects and birds.
Reproduction: The process by which living things produce offspring to continue their species.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is pollination in KS2 Science?

Pollination is when pollen is moved from one flower to another so plants can make seeds and grow new plants. Insects, birds, or wind often help this process.

Why do flowers have bright colours and sweet nectar?

Flowers have bright colours and nectar to attract insects and birds. These animals collect nectar and, at the same time, carry pollen between flowers.

How do animals help with pollination?

Animals like bees, butterflies, and birds help by carrying pollen on their bodies while feeding on nectar, making pollination faster and more effective.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Which of these features protects seaweed from being damaged by powerful waves?

Seaweed's green colour

Seaweed's toughness and flexibility

Seaweed's slimy texture

Seaweed's nutritional value

Seaweed has adapted to survive the difficult conditions found near rocky seashores

2 .

Which adaptations in camels do not protect them from their sandy habitat?

A double row of long eyelashes

Bushy eyebrows

A long neck

Nostrils which can close

The eyebrows and eyelashes keep sand out of the camel's eyes and the nostrils keep it out of the nose

3 .

Woodlands can be very dark. What do woodland plants often have so they can survive with less light?

Large flat leaves

Thin spiky leaves

Pale green leaves

No leaves

Having large flat leaves helps plants to absorb as much sunlight as possible

4 .

Many mammals living in the Arctic have fur which changes in what way over the course of the year?

It becomes white in the late spring

It grows thicker in the summer months

It completely falls out in the summer

It changes colour in the winter

The fur of many Arctic mammals becomes white in the winter, helping them to blend in with the snowy landscape

5 .

Many woodland birds have adapted short wings. What advantage does this give them?

Short wings help birds fly quietly

Short wings help birds fly between trees

Short wings help birds find more food

Short wings keep birds cooler in the summer

Birds with large wings are poorly adapted to woodland

6 .

Cacti have adapted to live in some of the driest habitats on earth. Which of the following characteristics helps the cactus survive with little rainfall?

A shallow, widespread root system

Green bark

Colourful flowers

Large leaves

Cacti have shallow, widespread roots in order to take up as much rainfall as possible. In addition, some cacti can even grow roots very quickly when it is raining. These roots then die off when the ground dries out again

7 .

Fawns (baby deer) have spotted coats. This adaptation is suited to which habitat?

The seashore

Mountains

Desert

Woodland

Their spotted coats help fawns to blend in with the dappled shade found in woodlands - fawns have also adapted to have no scent, making it much harder for predators to find them!

8 .

What adaptation do sharks and penguins share?

They both have fins for swimming

They both have streamlined bodies for swimming

They both have feathers for warmth

They both have gills for breathing under water

Sharks don't have feathers and penguins don't have gills. Penguins don't have fins either - their wings have evolved into flippers

9 .

Zebras live in large herds in a grassland habitat. How does a striped coat help them survive this habitat?

The white stripes help a zebra's fur trap the sun's warmth

The stripes make the zebras easy to spot for predators

The stripes help the zebras to cool down at night

The stripes are useful as camouflage

Zebras' coats are camouflaged to blend in with the rest of the herd. Scientists think that the zebra's stripes confuse predators, who have difficulty focussing on an individual zebra long enough to capture it

10 .

What does adaptation mean?

Animals and plants like their habitats

Animals and plants decide to change their habitats

Animal and plant species develop characteristics over time which help them survive their habitats

Animals and plants learn to thrive in their habitats

Individual animals and plants which have characteristics allowing them to cope with their habitats are more likely to survive and breed than other individuals. Over time, the species changes. This process is called natural selection

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What is adaptation?

Author: Sheri Smith (PhD English Literature, English Teacher & Quiz Writer)