Penguin Adaptations
Learning Objective
I can describe the physical and behavioral adaptations that allow penguins to survive in their environment.
Key Concepts
Instead of wings, penguins have flippers that help them swim like they are flying underwater.
Penguins have heavy bones to help them sink and dive deeper in the water, and special structures under their eyes to get rid of salt so they can drink sea water.
Penguins have black backs and white bellies, which helps them blend in with the ocean depths from above and the sunlight from below.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 8 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Name two physical adaptations that help penguins survive in cold environments.
2. How do penguins use their flippers to move in the water?
3. What is tobogganing, and how do penguins use it?
...and 5 more questions
Educational Video
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