Adaptations

Question 1

What do plants compete with each other for?

Answer 1

Light and space

Water and nutrients in the ground

Question 2

What do animals compete with each other for?

Answer 2

Food
Mates
Territory

Question 3

What do organisms, including microorganisms, have to enable theme to survive in the conditions in which they live in?

Answer 3

Adaptations (features)

Question 4

What are extremophiles?

Answer 4

They are organisms that live in “extreme environments,” under high pressure and temperature.

Question 5

What may extremophiles have to be tolerant to?

Answer 5

High levels of salt
High pressure
High temperature

Question 6

How may animals have adapted to survive in dry or arctic environments?

Answer 6

Changes in surface area
Thickness of insulating coat
Amount of body fat
Camouflage

Question 7

How may plants have adapted to survive in dry environments?

Answer 7

Changes to surface area, particularly of the leaves
Water-storage tissues
Extensive root system

Question 8

Who may animals and plants have adapted to cope with specific features of their environment (e.g. predators)?

Answer 8

Thorns
Poisons
Warning colours to deter predators

Question 9

In order to survive and reproduce, what do organisms require?

Answer 9

A supply or materials from their surrounding and from the other living organisms there