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6. How do waxy leaves enable Conifers to survive?

  • So they do not accumulate much snow, to reduce the weight on the plant
  • To make them sticky and hard to digest
  • The waxy substance protects the photosynthsisng cells inside the needles
  • The waxy substance produces food and water through producing photosynthesising cells.

7. Where is an Emporar Penguins native habitat?

  • The South Coast of Australia
  • The Artic
  • The Antarctic
  • The Galapagos Islands

8. Meerkats live underground, Why?

  • To keep them out of the hot sun and protect them from predators
  • To hide the babies
  • To find more food
  • To hide from predetors and the litter

9. The Hedgehog Cactus has no leaves, why?

  • So it looks like a hedgehog
  • This means they loose less water through evaporation in their leaves
  • To make them less noticable to birds
  • This means they can pick up more water as they have a higher concentrated space.

10. Why does the Pancake Prickley Pear cactus have Pads as branches?

  • To store water in droughts
  • So the plant has an area for birds to land
  • To store food and water
  • So more photosynthsis can happen to make up for the lack of water

11. Why do meerkats have dark patches around their eyes?

  • To look cool
  • To reduce the sun's glare
  • To act as sunglasses
  • To reflect glare fromthe sun and expand their sight

12. Where is the Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus native to?

  • The Atacama Desert
  • The Sonoran and Mojave Desert
  • The Sahel
  • Any desert

13. An Emporar Penguin can maintain the body temperature, Why?

  • Beacuse in the height of winter they need to be able to stabilise the body temperture in order to survive
  • To keep their eggs warm
  • To stop snow from sticking to them
  • To keep them from falling over by melting the ice