Adaptations

Question 1

Organisms including microorganisms are adapted to live in different environment conditions.
What is adaptations ?

Answer 1

The features or characteristics that allow them to do this

Question 2

Adaptations can be ..

Answer 2

Structural = features of organisms body structure such as shape or colour

Question 3

Examples of structural adaptations

Answer 3

Artic animals like artic fox have white fur so they’re camouflaged against the snow = avoid predators and sneak up on prey

Animals that like in cold places like whales have thick layer of blubber and low SA to volume ratio to help them retain heat

Animals that live in hot places - like camels have thick layer of fat and large SA to volume ratio to help them lose heat

Question 4

Adaptations can be ..

Answer 4

Behavioural = Ways animals behave
Many species migrate to warmer climates to avoid the problem of living in cold conditions

Question 5

Adaptations can be ..

Answer 5

Functional = Things that go on inside an organisms body that can be related to processes like reproduction and metabolism

Question 6

Example of functional adaptations

Answer 6

Desert animals conserve water by producing little amount of sweat and small amounts of concentrated urine

Brown bears hibernate in winter. They lower their metabolism which conserves energy, so they don’t have to hunt when there’s not much food about

Question 7

Why do microorganisms have huge variety of adaptations ?

Answer 7

some microorganism = extremophiles are adapted to live in extreme conditions For example: some live in places with high temperature or pressure or high salt concentration