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Observe the diagram of the fish below.

01 X
Y

(a) What is the function of the part marked X ?

(b) What is the function of the part marked Y ?

Your solution here:

The diagram below shows a bird and a fish.

02 Both the animals have structural adaptations,

the former to move in air and the latter to
move in water.
Bird

(a) Give a common structural adaptation

that allows both the animals to move.
Fish
(b) Give an example of another animal that
uses the same adaptation to move.

Your solution here:

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1. Observe the diagram given below and fill in each box

03 with an example of such an animal.

Ways of protection

Camouflage Armour

Blending the Blending the Protected Protected

body covering body shape by by
into the into the shell spines
surroundings surroundings

(a) (b) (c) (d)

2. The two insects shown below are similar yet different

in the way they avoid detection by predators

Grasshopper Stick insect

Identify one si mila rity and one difference between

the two insects.

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Your solution here:

(a) Name an animal that is adapted to

04 live both on land and in water ?

(b) Through what organ does it
breathe when it is in water ?
(c) With what organ does it breathe
when it is on land ?

Your solution here:

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Do you remember tha t vertebrates are animal s wi th

05 backbones ? There are 5 different groups of vertebrates.

On these 2 pages, there is a wheel for each group. Some
words or pictures are missing from the wheels. Look at
the list. Write each word or draw each picture on the
right wheel.

s 3
e gg
lay land
give milk to young on
2
breathe only with gills
feathers BIRDS
wings
fins 4
live on land or water 1
cold­blooded
smooth, moist skin
most fly c
hair or fur blo old­
5 od
warm­blooded ed
scales, 6
live only
in water

slithering movement FISH

cold­blooded
babies grow inside mother
scaly, dry skin 7

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k
s loo om 8
ult fr
ad rent es
fe i
dif bab

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AMPHIBIANS

a ter 12
w s
i n eg g 10
lay 11
with lungs

blooded
breathe

warm
MAMMALS

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15
14
mostly live
on land

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REPTILES

on
lay land
eg
gs

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