Adaptation in Animals

Read the paragraph and answer the following questions.

I am a penguin. I live in polar region covered by snow. My abdomen is white. My skin is thick with a layer of fat underneath. My body is spindle-shaped. My wings are small. My toes are webbed. We live in flocks.

1. Why is my skin white and thick and why is there a thick layer of fat underneath?
2. Why do we live in flocks sticking close to each other?
3. Which geographical region do I inhabit? Why?
4. Which adaptations should you have to enable you to live permanently in the polar region? Why?

Who is lying?

1. Cockroach – I have five legs.
2. Hen – My toes are webbed.
3. Cactus – My fleshy, green part is a leaf.

Read the following statement. Write a paragraph about adaptation with reference to the statement.

There is extreme heat in deserts.

Answer the following.

Why is the camel called the 'Ship of the desert'?