Adaptations

Question 1

What is necessary for any organism to survive in its environment?

Answer 1

• It must adapted to its environment

Question 2

What are the different types of adaptations?

Answer 2

• Behavioural
• Structural
• Functional

Question 3

What are structural adaptations?

Answer 3

• Physcial adaptation in an organism that we can see
• E.G: the shape / size of an organism, the colour of an organism

Question 4

What are behavioural adaptations?

Answer 4

• Adaptation to the way an organism acts
• E.G: elephants flapping their ears in hot weather, migration

Question 5

What are functional adaptations?

Answer 5

• Adaptation to processes going on inside an organisms body
• E.G: changes to metabolism, camels produce little sweat to conserve water

Question 6

What are extremophiles?

Answer 6

• Microorganisms (such as bacteria) that are adapted to live in extreme environments