Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Florida Benchmark Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company SC.5.L.17.1 Compare and contrast adaptations displayed by animals and plants that enable them to survive in different environments such as life cycles variations, animal behaviors and physical characteristics.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Take a Walk in the Woods Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Forests are habitats filled with trees. Temperate forests have warm summers and cold winters. Plants and animals have adaptations that help them live in the forest.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Take a Walk in the Woods Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Birds and insects are common in the forest. Plants and animals have many adaptations that allow them to survive in the temperate forest. The temperate forest has deciduous trees, shrubs, and bushes. It is also shady.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Take a Walk in the Woods Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Deciduous trees have leaves that change color. Deciduous trees lose their leaves before winter to help prevent water loss in the cold, dry air. New leaves sprout from the trees in the spring.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Rain, Rain Every Day Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Tropical rain forests are warm and rainy all year. A tropical rain forest is also called a jungle. Several layers of plants grow from the forest floor. The soil is very thin in a tropical rain forest.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Rain, Rain Every Day Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Jaguars, monkeys, and sloths live in and around trees. Many animals are brightly colored to warn predators that they are poisonous. Some animals are brightly colored to help them find their family in the dim light of the forest environment.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Fields of Gold Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Grasses are the main plant life in a grassland. Grasslands have less rain than forests, which is why few trees grow in grasslands. The grasses have narrow leaves and broad root systems.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Fields of Gold Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Animals in the grassland include gazelles, cheetahs, lions, meerkats, eagles, and vultures. Grasslands in North America are also known as prairies. Bison, coyotes, rabbits, and prairie dogs are common in the prairie.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Some Like It Dry Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company A desert is a place that receives very little rain. Deserts can be hot or cold. Plants and animals must have special adaptations to survive with little water in the desert.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Some Like It Dry Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Many plants have a waxy coating to protect them from water loss. Many animals are nocturnal. These animals sleep in the day and come out at night. Camels are common in the North African and Middle Eastern deserts.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Some Like It Cold Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company The taiga is a far northern habitat with very cold winters and short, warm summers. Pines, firs, and spruces are evergreen trees in the taiga. They do not lose their leaves. Conifers are evergreen trees that grow seeds inside of cones.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Some Like It Cold Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Animals can have thick fur coats to protect them from the cold. Fur color can help animals be camouflaged. Birds are common in the taiga in the summer, but many migrate south in the winter.

Unit 10 Lesson 3 What Are Some Adaptations to Life on Land? Life on Ice Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Habitats that are near the North Pole and South Pole are called polar habitats. In the tundra, snow on the surface can melt in the summer. The ground underneath stays frozen. Lichens, reindeer, penguins, and polar bears are common.