Adaptation & Inheritance Flashcards
What is the term for different
organisms trying to get the same
resource
Competition
What do we call the features which
allow organisms to survive the best
Adaptation
Give an adaptation of small desert animals
Hiding in burrows to avoid the heat of the day
Give an adaptation of large desert animals
Being able to survive long periods without drinking
Give 4 adaptations of desert plants
A waxy layer preventing water from escaping
Stems that store water
Widespread roots to collect water from a large area
Spines instead of leaves to reduce water loss and prevent them from being eaten
Give an adaptation of deciduous trees
They lose their leaves in the winter
Give 3 adaptations for animals surviving in winter
Hibernation
Migration
Thicker fur
What benefit does the snowshoe hare get from its fur turning white in
winter
Camouflaging in the snow
What do we call differences between organisms
Variation
What do we call variation due to things which can happen to an organism
Environmental Variation
What is discontinuous variation
Variation with specific values
Give an example of discontinuous variation
Blood group
Eye color
What is continuous variation
Variation over a range
Give examples of continuous variation
Height
Body mass
Hair length
Arm span
How would you plot discontinuous data
On a bar chart
