9. Adaptations
The special shapes and parts invertebrates and other animals and plants have to help them live in their environments are called adaptations.
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| What does the butterfly have so it can fly? | What does the spider have to kill it's victims? | What does the snail have to protect it? | What does the centipede have so it can crawl through leaves? |
A closer look through the microscope.
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| The body and wings of butterflies and moths are covered in scales. | Small hairs on the wing of a fly. They can beat their wings 200 times per second. | The compound eye of a fly can have up to 4 000 lenses. Very good for detecting movement. |
The leg of a fly is covered in sensory hairs. Flies can taste with their feet when they land on things. |
QUIZ Special body parts which help animals and plants live in their environment are called: |
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| food chains | camouflage |