Adaptations of plants and animals in different biomes | Geography

Starter quiz

What is the name of a large region of the world with places that have similar plants and animals that have adapted to living there?
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What makes changes to adapt to the place they live in?
- weather and climate
- plants and animals ✓
- mountains and plants
- rivers and animals
Interdependent means that two or more things ...
- are separate from each other.
- are different from each other.
- are the same as each other.
- depend or rely on each other. ✓
Match the words with the correct definitions.
- biomes
  
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  large places that have similar climate, plants and animals ✓
- climate
  
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  the average weather taken over a long period of time, about 30 years ✓
- environment
  
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  all the living and non-living things in an area ✓
The savannah biome separates areas of desert from the ...
- 'tropical rainforest ' ✓
Savannah biomes ...
- have a hot, wet climate
- are home to animals such as giraffes and elephants in Africa ✓
- have tall grasses and scattered bushes ✓
- are found in polar regions

Exit quiz

Tropical rainforests ...
- have layers of vegetation with many different plants in each layer ✓
- have long periods when there is little rain
- are hot and wet all year round ✓
- have huge trees with buttress roots to support them ✓
This picture shows a leaf with a drip tip to help it shed water. This plant ...
- has adapted to live in the tropical rainforest climate ✓
- has buttress roots to support it
- lives in the savannah biome
- collects water in its leaves
Sloths have adapted to live in the tropical rainforest. They ...
- have long limbs for swinging on trees ✓
- have curved claws to grab branches ✓
- thick fur to keep them warm
- live high in the trees in the rainforest ✓
Savannah biomes are usually closest to ...
- the Equator
- the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn ✓
- Arctic and Antarctic circles
Animals such as elephants, giraffes and rhinos have ______ to live in the savannah.
- 'adapted' ✓
How have plants and animals adapted to living in the savannah? Match the plant or animal with the correct answer.
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  grow very quickly when it rains ✓
- Elephants flap their large ears
  
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  to keep them cool in the savannah ✓
- Baobab trees
  
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  store water in their thick wide trunks ✓
- Rhinos have wide jaws
  
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  to eats much grass as possible ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Animals and plants adapt to their environments.
Animals and plants within a biome are interdependent.
If a single plant or animal is removed from a biome, this will affect other plants and animals within the biome.

Common misconception

That animals can only exist within the biomes they are native to.

Animals do thrive best in their natural habitats, however in countries all around the world there are zoos and animal centres that recreate natural conditions to allow animals to live and survive in a different biome or climate zone.

Keywords

Biome - A biome is a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there.
Adapt - Adapt means to make changes to suit different conditions.
Interdependent - Interdependent means two or more things depend on or rely on each other.
Environment - An environment is all the living things in an area, such as plants and animals, and the non-living things around them, such as air, water and soil.