Adaptation and Habitat

📚 Key Concepts

🔹 What is Adaptation?

Adaptation refers to special features that help plants and animals survive in their particular environment.

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🔹 What is Habitat?

Habitat is the place where plants and animals naturally live and find everything they need for survival – food, water, air, shelter, and suitable conditions for reproduction.

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🔹 Examples of Adaptations

Desert Adaptations:

  • Cactus: Thick, fleshy stems store water; spines reduce water loss
  • Camel: Stores fat in hump; wide hooves for walking on sand; can survive without water for days

Mountain Adaptations:

  • Deodar trees: Conical shape helps snow slide off
  • Mountain goats: Strong legs and hooves for climbing rocks

Aquatic Adaptations:

  • Fish: Streamlined body and fins for swimming
  • Whales: Blowholes for breathing; thick layer of fat for warmth

🔹 Types of Habitats

1. Terrestrial Habitats (Land):

  • Forests, Deserts, Grasslands, Mountains

2. Aquatic Habitats (Water):

  • Ponds, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans