Characteristics

CHARACTERISTICSOF LIVING THINGS

HERA

Adaptation is special characteristics that animals or plants to survive

in their environment

Echolocation isa system that uses sound

reflection (echo) to locate an object

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BATS?

Bats is flying mammalsBats is nocturnal animals

because they search food during the night and sleep during the day

On gecko’s toes there arehooks covered by sticky

smoothhair, because of that they

can climb up, clinging, and crawling the ceilingThey also have sticky mucus

and autotomy (an act to sever off its tail in order to

deceive the enemies)

The duck’s feathers are covered with oil.

It has webbed feet as paddles when swimming and holding their body

weight when walking on the mud

It also has serrated beak as filter out food from the mud

Camel has hump to store a lot of foodreserves as fat

It has long eye lashes, nostril that can be closed to protect camel

from the dust / sand

It also has large and thick feetto prevent camel’s body from

sinking while walking on the sand

Penguins have thick skin and feathers to protect them

from the cold

Characteristics of PlantsCACTUS

ALOEINSECT-EATING PLANTS

WATER LILY

ORCHID

Succulent plants : plants that are able to store water

in their organs for long periods of timeA cactus’ stem is protected

by waxy layer and the leaf surfaces are shaped like

spines to reduce the transpiration

Aloe is a succulent plant, the spiny edge of the leaf

protects the aloe from animal disturbance

The Insect-Eating Plants lures its prey with its bright

colorIt also produces liquid

whose smell attracts the insects

Water lily’s leaf structure is wide and thin to accelerate

water transpiration, also enable to float on the water

surface

It has hollow stem to store air

An epiphytic plant is a plant that grows upon other plant, but it doesn’t harm the host

plantIt has aerial roots to absorb rain water, Photosynthesis of orchids can occur in the

leaf, stem, and roots (sometimes)

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