Year 6 variation and inheritance POP task

Draw an example of the leaf-tailed gecko's tail adaptation.

True or false?
Animals need to be of the same species to reproduce together.

• True

• False

Match the vocabulary with their definition.

• a living thing like plant or animal

• offspring

• differences within same species

• organism

• a group of similar organisms

• variation

• the young produced by a living organism

• species

Use the image to identify different variations in the human species.

a

b

c

d

e

f

female

hair colour

eye colour

male

skin colour

facial features

Label two characteristics the puppy inherited from it's parents

a

b

howling

fur colour

likes to sleep in a blanket

curly fur

scratching

Animals can be from the same​ (a)   but live in different​ (b)   . Therefore similar animals can have different​ (c)   .

• species
• habitats
• adaptations.
• evolution
• natural selection
• organisms

Organize these animals into the correct habitats.

Groups:

(a) Polar

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(b) Desert

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Charles Darwin was a famous...

• conservationist

• chemist

• evolution biologist

• mathematician

In the desert habitat plants must endure extreme ​ (a)   and little​ (b)   .

• temperatures
• rainfall
• altitude
• sand
• animals

What adaptations might plants need to be able to survive in polar environments?