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What is Adaptation?

Adaptation is a physical characteristic or behaviour that has developed to help an animal (or a human) to survive better in it's environment.Adaptations are the results of evolution.

Why do animals need adaptations to survive?

An animal needs to adapt to survive if it faces new or different conditions. It will either die or move to where there are conditions it can deal with.

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What is Adaptation?

Adaptation is a physical characteristic or behaviour that has developed to help an animal (or a human) to survive better in it's environment.Adaptations are the results of evolution.

Why do animals need adaptations to survive?

An animal needs to adapt to survive if it faces new or different conditions. It will either die or move to where there are conditions it can deal with.

http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1436032/a-haven-in-the-harsh-desert-heat

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What are some common adaptations for desert animals in Australia?

The Thorny devil is a type of lizard that uses it's skin to drink with. It's skin has developed to absorb water. A camel has it's humps, which stores fat that can be used as both food, and as a water source.

What does the word 'climate' mean?

The word 'climate' means weather conditions in a general area or over a long period of time. i.e. temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and wind over a series of years.

http://uae.viclindsay.com/wp- content/uploads/2010/10/4422510792_ 72a06ed564_o1.jpg

http://www.australiananimallearningzone. com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Thorny- Devil-Images.jpg

What are some common adaptations for desert animals in Australia?

The Thorny devil is a type of lizard that uses it's skin to drink with. It's skin has developed to absorb water. A camel has it's humps, which stores fat that can be used as both food, and as a water source.

What does the word 'climate' mean?

The word 'climate' means weather conditions in a general area or over a long period of time. i.e. temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and wind over a series of years.

http://uae.viclindsay.com/wp- content/uploads/2010/10/4422510792_ 72a06ed564_o1.jpg

http://www.australiananimallearningzone. com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Thorny- Devil-Images.jpg

What is the climate in the Australian desert and outback?

The temperatures range from between -7 degrees Celsius in Winter to above 45 degrees Celsius in Summer.

Summer

Winter

What would happen if animals and plants didn't adapt to conditions in the Australian desert and outback?

If the animals didn't adapt to the weather conditions in the outback, they would not survive.

http://images.tenplay.com.au/~/media/TV%20Shows/ Living%20Room/Articles%20Images/Travel/outback _900x506.jpg?mw=829

http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1568110/red-kangaroos-efficient-hoppers

What is the climate in the Australian desert and outback?

The temperatures range from between -7 degrees Celsius in Winter to above 45 degrees Celsius in Summer.

Summer

Winter

What would happen if animals and plants didn't adapt to conditions in the Australian desert and outback?

If the animals didn't adapt to the weather conditions in the outback, they would not survive.

http://images.tenplay.com.au/~/media/TV%20Shows/ Living%20Room/Articles%20Images/Travel/outback _900x506.jpg?mw=829

http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1568110/red-kangaroos-efficient-hoppers

5 animals that live in the Australian desert and outback?

5 animals that live in the Australian desert and outback are the Bilby, the Perentie, the Thorny Devil, the Bearded Dragon, and the Red Kangaroo.

5 plants that can be found in the Australian desert and outback?

The Acacia Acuminata, the Mulga tree, the Acacia Lasiocarpa, the Acacia Murryana, and the Acacia Pendula.

http://www.outback-australia-travel- secrets.com/australian- desert-animals.html

https://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/ key/Species%20Navigator/Media/Html/images /Acacia_acuminata/Habit%20Katanning.jpg

5 animals that live in the Australian desert and outback?

5 animals that live in the Australian desert and outback are the Bilby, the Perentie, the Thorny Devil, the Bearded Dragon, and the Red Kangaroo.

5 plants that can be found in the Australian desert and outback?

The Acacia Acuminata, the Mulga tree, the Acacia Lasiocarpa, the Acacia Murryana, and the Acacia Pendula.

http://www.outback-australia-travel- secrets.com/australian- desert-animals.html

https://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/ key/Species%20Navigator/Media/Html/images /Acacia_acuminata/Habit%20Katanning.jpg

Interesting facts about the animals and plants that live in the Australian outback.

The Thorny devil can change the colour of their skin. In the warm weather, they go pale yellow and red. They can change rapidly to darker colours in the cold weather or when they are alarmed.

A Koala's 'home' is made up of several trees that are called the Koala's 'home trees'. The area that these trees cover is called the Koala's 'home range'. A mature male Koala has a 'dark scent gland' in the centre of it's white chest. Baby Koalas are known as 'Joeys'.

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Interesting facts about the animals and plants that live in the Australian outback.

The Thorny devil can change the colour of their skin. In the warm weather, they go pale yellow and red. They can change rapidly to darker colours in the cold weather or when they are alarmed.

A Koala's 'home' is made up of several trees that are called the Koala's 'home trees'. The area that these trees cover is called the Koala's 'home range'. A mature male Koala has a 'dark scent gland' in the centre of it's white chest. Baby Koalas are known as 'Joeys'.

https://s-media-cache- ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ 09/20/b0/0920b0d5973e854f06ea91fc107ebcbf .jpg

https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files /resources/9d86deb5-bb8b-44f9-8dd5- bd571975bbce/images/ea010659.jpg

The Bilby lives in a spiralling burrow, which they dig up to 2 meters deep, and they might have up to a dozen or so burrows. A female Bilby's pouch opens backwards.

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https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/ threatened-species/endangered /endangered-animals/ bilby.html

The Bilby lives in a spiralling burrow, which they dig up to 2 meters deep, and they might have up to a dozen or so burrows. A female Bilby's pouch opens backwards.

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https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/ threatened-species/endangered /endangered-animals/ bilby.html