HABITAT AND ADAPTATION
I. Answer the following questions:
1. What is Habitat?
2. Name 2 plants and 2 animals of mountain region.
3. Why do desert snakes burrow deep into the sand during the day?
4. What are the specific features present in a deer that helps it to
detect the presence of predators like lion?
5. Mention a few aquatic plants found in a pond.
6. What is adaptation?
7. What are biotic components?
8. Why do camels have long legs?
9. Why does a fish have slippery scales on its body?
10. What are terrestrial habitats? Give examples.
Answers
Answer:
1. the place were organisms live.
2. bear and yak
5. lotus, water caltrop.
7.the compenents which life in it.
8.to keep them cool in desert.
9. terrestrial habitats are ones that found on land. e,.g farm city
Explanation:
1)Habitat is the place where plants animals live naturally.
2)Plants: Fir,Pines
Animals:Bear,Panda
3)If the snakes are nocturnal they tend to hide in sand to catch up their prey like rat.
4)(a) Long ears to hear movement of predators. (b) Eyes on the sides of its head which allow it to look in all directions
5)Seaweed,lotus,lillies
6)The process in which organism tend to adjust to the environment's nature.
7)These are living organisms e.g:plants,animals
8)They have long legs to keep their body away from heat surface
9)The epidermal cells under the scales secrete mucous gland which comes out and cover on the scales
10)These are found on the land.Example:Grassland,deserts,forests