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Mind Map by Jemma Copland, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jemma Copland
over 5 years ago
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Adaptations of a Kangaroo
- Structural
- Physical features of an
organism and the way that it is built
- Eyes are far apart allowing them to see beside them
and see small movements from a distance
- Large tendons in hind legs as
springs to use less energy when
running from predators, giving
them the ability to jump for long
distances
- Front legs are short, so the
front of the kangaroo is
lighter when hopping
- Long and
strong tails
for balance
- Eyes are far apart allowing them to see beside them
and see small movements from a distance
- Physical features of an
organism and the way that it is built
- Behavioural
- The way the
organism behaves and acts
- Crouches in a smaller position to keep
itself from heating up in the sun
- In hot weather, they lick their
paws for evaporation
- In the cold, fur is used as
insulation, as well as shivering
producing heat.
- Crouches in a smaller position to keep
itself from heating up in the sun
- The way the
organism behaves and acts
- Physiological
- The way in which
an organism functions
- Mothers can produce 2 types of milk
for the two different aged joeys.
- In dry seasons, male kangaroos do
not produce sperm and females only
have children if there is enough
water for the production of
vegetation and plants.
- Mothers can produce 2 types of milk
for the two different aged joeys.
- The way in which
an organism functions
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