Adaptation

Question 1

Behavioural adaptation

Answer 1

The things an organism does to survive
Ex: migration, bird calls, playing dead

Question 2

Structural adaptation

Answer 2

physical features of an organism that help them to adapt
Ex: beak of a bird, fur on a bear, camouflage of stick insect, fluffy owl feathers, webbed feet

Question 3

Physiological adaptation

Answer 3

permit organisms to perform a special function
Ex: making venom, hibernation, secreting slime, temperature regulation

Question 4

mimicry adaptation

Answer 4

• harmless species resemble (mimic) a harmful species so predators will avoid them because they think they are harmful – Viceroys mimic monarchs because monarchs are not palatable

Question 5

Variation and how it leads to evolution

Answer 5

Two kinds of peppered moths, light and dark. Before the industrial revolution light was favored as they would hide in the light trees and camouflage, during the industrial revolution trees became dark and smoky from the coal in the air and the trees favored the dark ones and the light ones went extinct

Question 6

Difference between Adaptation and Variation

Answer 6

Adaptation: is a structure, behavior, or physiological process that helps an organism survive and
reproduce in a particular environment
Variation: structural, functional, or physiological differences between individuals. It is important to
note that not all variations become adaptations

Question 7

Mutations

Answer 7

structural, functional or physiological differences between individuals. It is important to
note that not all variations become adaptations

Question 8

Selective Advantage

Answer 8

structural, functional, or physiological differences between individuals. It is important to
note that not all variations become adaptations