Adaptations Flashcards
1
Q
What are adaptations?
A
heritable traits that give a competitive survival advantage in a given environment
2
Q
What is the purpose of adaptations?
A
Adaptations enhance an organism’s survival and enable life to exist in a wide range of environments
3
Q
What are the three different types of adaptations?
A
- structural
- physiological
- behavioural
4
Q
What is a structural adaptation?
A
when the anatomical or morphological features of an organism are adapted
eg. rolled leaves, blubber in whales
5
Q
What is a physiological adaptation?
A
the internal responses to the environment of an organism
eg. chemicals/faster metabolism
6
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What is a behavioural adaptation?
A
the actions that organisms make or do
eg. huddling, migration
