Animals are adapted for their environment
I can describe how some animals are adapted to help them survive, and how environmental conditions affect animal biodiversity.
- Year 8
Animals are adapted for their environment
I can describe how some animals are adapted to help them survive, and how environmental conditions affect animal biodiversity.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Animals have adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.
- Some adaptations are physical, such as thick fur.
- Some adaptations are behavioural, such as being nocturnal.
- Changes in the environment can affect animal biodiversity.
Keywords
Biodiversity - Biodiversity is the range of different living species that live in a place.
Adaptation - An adaptation is a feature that organisms have to help them live in a particular place.
Extinction - Extinction is the permanent loss of a species.
Conservation - Conservation is the process of protecting biodiversity and the environment.
Common misconception
Pupils often believe that biodiversity is the number of organisms that live in a place, rather than the number of different species that live in a place.
There is extensive coverage in the lesson around biodiversity being the range of species that are found in an area.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to its meaning.
Q2.Which of these factors are biotic?
Q3.What do animals need from their environment?
Q4.Who is correct?
Q5.How is this cactus adapted for the desert environment?
Q6.Having waxy leaves in an example of a adaptation.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the physical adaptations with how they help the animal to survive.
Q2.Which of these adaptations are behavioural?
Q3.Animals that are active at night are called?
Q4.Match the word to its meaning?
