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Question 22

Mention one adaptation present in the following animals.

(a) In camels to keep their bodies away from the heat of sand.

(b) In frogs to enable them to swim.

(c) In dolphin and whales to breathe in air when they swim near the surface of water.

Answer 1

(a) Camels have long legs to keep their body away from the heat of sand in the desert.

(b) Frogs have webbed feet that enable them to swim.

(c) Dolphins and whales have blowholes which help them to breathe in the air when they swim near the surface of the water. Blowholes are surrounded by muscles that keep the hole closed when the dolphin or whale is under water and open it when the animal is at the surface and needs to breathe.