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• 4.1 habitats

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• what adaptations do animals in the rainforest have? (2)

  1. most can climb in trees
  2. some animals can breathe in the damp areas

• what adaptations do animals in the desert have? (4)

  1. some can walk long distances to find food
  2. they can survive for months without drinking
  3. most survive by hiding underground and saving water
  4. they sleep during the day and come out at night to find food

• what adaptations do animals in antartic have? (4)

  1. they can survive for months without food
  2. their bodies shrink as they use up their energy stores
  3. some make anti-freeze to stop their body icing up  
  4. some have compact, thick layers of fat to retain heat

• which animals live in the Amphibians habitat?

  animals that live on land and in water

• which animals live in the Arboreal habitat?

  animals that live mostly in trees

• which animals live in the Polar habitat?

  animals that live in very cold areas

• 4.2 food chains

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• what is a consumer?

  an animal that eats other things to obtain nutrients

• what is a scavenger?

  an animal that only eats animals that have been killed

• name all the 8 types of animals in a food chain

  1. predator
  2. prey
  3. consumer
  4. producer
  5. herbivore
  6. carnivore
  7. scavenger
  8. omnivore

• what is a biomass?

  the amount of material in a plant or any living creature