Adapting to Survive

Adapting to Survive
Living things adapt to their environment so they can survive. An organism adapts when it
develops a behaviour that makes it more likely to survive. It can also adapt by forming a
physical characteristic or body part that helps it survive.
In a forest biome, some trees grow taller than the other plants around them. This lets them
reach the sunlight. Growing taller is an adaptation that helps trees survive. Shorter plants have
adapted with their behaviour. They have learned to live in the shade with less sunlight.
Animals in the forest have a wide variety of adaptations. Monkeys have long tails. They can use
them almost like another hand. This helps them swing quickly through the tops of trees. They
can even do this while holding their babies or gathering food. Giraffes need to reach leaves at
the tops of tall trees. Having a long neck is an adaptation that allows them to do this.
Some animals’ adaptations prevent other animals from wanting to eat them. A skunk’s horrible
smell makes larger animals choose something else to eat. Even plants sometimes protect
themselves in this way. Roses and acacia trees both have dangerous thorns. The thorns prevent
animals from eating their leaves.
Answer the following questions based on the reading passage.
Don’t forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to find or confirm your answers.
1) What are the two main ways that an organism adapts?
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2) What is one animal adaptation you read about in the passage?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3) Is the animal adaptation you chose a physical or behavioural adaptation?
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4) What is one plant adaptation you read about in the passage?
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5) Is the plant adaptation you chose a physical or behavioural adaptation?
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解题思路： 了解短文大意然后回答问题。
解题过程：
1) What are the two main ways that an organism adapts? An organism adapts when it develops a behaviour that makes it more likely to survive. It can also adapt by forming a physical characteristic or body part that helps it survive. 2) What is one animal adaptation you read about in the passage? Giraffe. ---3) Is the animal adaptation you chose a physical or behavioural adaptation? A behavioural adaptation. 4) What is one plant adaptation you read about in the passage? Tree . 5) Is the plant adaptation you chose a physical or behavioural adaptation? A physical adaptation .
最终答案：略