7.1.4 adaptations

Question 1

types of adaptations

Answer 1

structural, behavioural or functional

Question 2

what is meant by structural adaptation

Answer 2

physical feature takes place for them to adapt (white polar bears for camouflage)

Question 3

what is meant by behavioural adaptation

Answer 3

the way an organism behaves (rabbits dig burrows to raise offspring)

Question 4

adaptations for animals in cold environments

Answer 4

A thick layer of fat (seal blubber) or fur (polar bears) insulates against the cold
These are examples of structural adaptations

Question 5

adaptations for desert regions

Answer 5

have concentrated urine (functional), awake early when its cool (behavioural), increase surface area eg elephants ears (structural)

Question 6

what is meant by functional adaptation

Answer 6

biological process within organism (snake produce venom)