Adaptations

Question 1

What do plants compete with each other for?

Answer 1

Light, space, water, nutrients from the soil

Question 2

What do animals compete with each other for?

Answer 2

Food, mates, territory

Question 3

What are adaptations?

Answer 3

Features that enable organisms to survive in the conditions in which they normally live

Question 4

What are extremophiles?

Answer 4

Organisms that live in environments that are very extreme

Question 5

What 3 things may extremophiles be tolerant to?

Answer 5

High levels of salt, high temperatures, high pressures

Question 6

What 4 adaptations may animals have for survival in dry or arctic conditions?

Answer 6

Changes to surface area, thickness of insulating coat, amount of body fat, camouflage

Question 7

What 3 adaptations may plants have to enable them to survive in dry conditions?

Answer 7

Changes to surface area (leaf), water-storage tissues, extensive root system

Question 8

Animals and plants may be adapted to cope with…

Answer 8

Specific features of their environment

Question 9

Give 3 examples of adaptations that are for a specific environment

Answer 9

Thorns, poisons, warning colours to deter predators