Plant Adaptations
This plant part holds water in a cactus.
What is a cactus
Thick fur helps animals stay this.
What is warm?
The place where a plant or animal lives.
What is a habitat?
This type of adaptation is about body parts, like fur or beaks.
What is physical adaptation?
Roses use these to protect themselves.
What are thorns?
This helps plants keep water from drying out on their leaves.
What is a waxy coating?
This helps animals blend in with their surroundings.
What is camouflage?
Living things need food, water, and this place to stay safe.
What is shelter?
This type of adaptation is about how an animal acts.
What is a behavior? (behavioral adaptation)
Bright colors can warn predators to stay away. This is called this.
What is a warning color?
These grow deep in the ground to find water.
What are roots?
Some animals move to warmer places during winter. This is called this.
What is migration?
Camels live in this hot, dry place.
What is the desert?
Building a nest is this type of adaptation.
What is a behavioral adaptation?
This is when an animal looks like something else to stay safe.
What is mimicry?
Some plants have thick leaves or stems to store this.
What is water?
A turtle’s shell helps keep it this.
Some animals sleep all winter. This is called this.
What is hibernation?
A giraffe’s long neck is this type of adaptation.
What is a physical adaptation?
A skunk sprays a bad smell to protect itself. This is called this.
What is defense?
These pointy parts on plants help protect them.
What are thorns?
Bats use sound to find food in the dark. This is called this.
What is echolocation?
This word means a change that helps a plant or animal survive.
What is an adaptation?
This helps animals stay the right temperature inside their bodies.
What is body temperature control?
Some animals pretend to be dead to stay safe.
What is playing dead?