How Animals Adapt to Habitats
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Objective
I can describe how animals adapt to their habitats.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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An animal's habitat is its specific environment that provides everything it needs to survive, including food, water, and shelter.
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Adaptations are special inherited features or behaviors that allow animals to survive and reproduce successfully in their particular environment.
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The fennec fox has large ears to dissipate heat and sandy-colored fur for camouflage, while the polar bear has thick blubber and dense fur for insulation.
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Practice
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What is an adaptation, and why is it important for an animal's survival?
The reading passage describes how the fennec fox has large ears. Explain how this specific adaptation helps the fennec fox survive in its desert habitat.
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“Describe two adaptations of the fennec fox that help it survive in its desert habitat.”
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