Animal Protect ThemselvesFrom

Danger and Enemies

Animals needs protect themselves from danger and enemies to survive.

Special Special Characteristics Behaviours

Thick and Hard skin Living in a herd or group

Hard scales Pretending to be dead

Sharp Spines Rolling or curl up

Hard Shell Changing its body colour

Strong Horns Giving out a bad smell

Sharp Claws Breaking off its tail

Venomous sting or bite Shooting out black ink

Have Hoof Hide in hard shell

Special patterns or colour Hide in hole underground

Animal Protect ThemselvesFrom

Extreme Weather Animals needs protect themselves from

extremely cold and extremely hot and dry to survive.

Exreme Exreme

Cold weather Hot and Dry weather

Thick Fur Store food and water in hump

Migration Active at night

Thick layer of fat Have long or large ears

Have small ears Make their nests in cactus

Hibernate Wallow in mud or water

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANIMALS

Thick and Hard Skin- Elephant and Rhinoceros have

Hard skins that are thick and hard to prevent their enemies from injuring them.

Hard scales- Crocodile and pangolin have hard

scales to protect their bodies from injuries.

PORCUPINES- Spine on a porcupine fish stick

out when its body expands.- Porcupine raise their long, sharp

spines when their enemies advance towards them.

Hard sHElL- Snail, tortoise,crab and turtle are

covered with hard shells.- They will hide shells when they are

attack by enemies.

strong horns / antlers- Bull, bucks(male deer),

rhinoceros and goat use theirHorns or antlers to attack their enemies.

sharp claws

- Lion, cats, bears, tigers have sharp and strong claws to protect themselves their young from their enemies.

Venomous sting or bite

- Scorpions have stings on their tails to attack and kill their enemies.

- Bee and wasps use stings to weaken their enemies.

- Centipedes have venomous stings on their head that can cause pain and kill their enemies.

Hoof- Horse has hard and strong hooves

which help it to run away from enemies at high speed.It can kick and cause deep cuts on its enemies.

Special patterns or colours

- Some animals like butterfly, stick insect, leaf insect and zebras have special patterns or colours to hide from enemies or to frighten off their enemies.

SPECIAL BEHAVIOURS OF ANIMALS

LIVING IN A HERD AND GROUP

- By living in a group, the sick, old, young and disabled are protected from their enemies by their leader and strong adults.

Pretending to be dead

- A beetle drops to the ground and pretends to be dead until the danger has passed.

Rolling or curling up

- When in danger a pangolin and millipede curls up into a spiral and pretends to die.

Changing its body colour

- A chameleon can change its colouraccording to nemiesits surrounding so that enemies find it hard to spot it.

- Grasshopper, praying mantises and other leaf insects have body colour that is similar to their environment.

Giving out bad smell

- When in danger, a skunk and a bed bug will release a foul smell to deter its enemies.

Breaking off its tail- When in danger, a lizard will break

off its tail to distract its enemies. It can grow a new tail.

Shooting out black ink

- A squid and octopus shoots out a cloud of dark ink to escape from the enemies.

Plant Protect ThemselvesFrom

Danger and Enemies

Plants have special characteristics to protect them from being destroyed by animals and humans

Special Adaptation Characteristics of plants

Thick and hard bark a) Dry Region

Fine Hairs - Very small leaves

Have Thorns - Long Roots

Production of Latex - Shallow roots

Production of Poison - Flesby parts

Strong and Bad smell - Shedding leaves

Response to touch b) Strong wind Region

- Leaves do not break easily

- Strong and flexible stems

- Strong roots

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTS

SHARP THORNS- Sharp thorns on leaves, stems

or fruits

Fine hair

- Fine hair on leaves,stems or fruits.The hair can cause itchiness.

Latex- Latez may be sticky, bitter,

poisonous or can cause itchiness

POISON- Poison that can cause illness or

even death.

Strong and bad smell

- Tobacco,petai, Rafflesia and lantana have strong bad smell.

Response to touch

- Mimosa fold its leaflets when touched.

ADAPTATIONS OF PLANTS

Dry region

a) Very small leaves to reduce loss of water.

b) Long roots to reach deep water sources.

c) Shallow roots that spread widely and close to the surface.

d) Fleshy parts such as stems, roots or leaves to store water

e) Shedding leaves during drought season to reduce loss of water.

Strong wind region

a) Strong roots so that plant does not get uprooted easily.

b) Leaves that do not break easily in strong wind.

Protection Animals from Extreme Weather

Desert or hot weather

A) Store food and water in the form of fats in the humps on their back.

B) Most animal active at night. During the day, they hide in the shade or underground holes to keep from heat.

C) Have large or long ears to help them lose heat easily

D) Some desert birds make their nests in cactus.

E) Rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses,buffaloes,pigs and elephants wallow in mud or

holes to keep themselves cool in hot days.

COLD WEATHER

A) Thick layers of fat keep the body warm.

B)Thick fur traps air to keep the body warm

C) Small ears to prevent them from losing heat.

D)Hibernation- Animals go into a long,deep

sleep or rest.

E) Migration- Animals move to other places

to escape from cold weather.