Adaptations, Environmental Change And Distribution Of Organisms

Question 0

Do environmental factors affect the distribution of living organisms

Answer 0

Yes eg disappearance of pollinating insects such as bees

Question 1

Name three things that affect organisms.

Answer 1

Change in numbers, temperature and amount of light

Question 2

Name 2 indicators that show environmental change

Answer 2

Lichens can be used as air pollution indicators

Invertebrate animals can be used as water pollution indicators

Question 3

What can environmental changes be measured in

Answer 3

Oxygen levels
Temperature
Rainfall

Question 4

What can quantitative data be obtained by

Answer 4

Random sampling of quadrats

Sampling along a transect

Question 5

What do organisms require to survive and reproduce

Answer 5

Supply of materials from their surroundings and from the other living organisms there

Question 6

What do plants often compete for

Answer 6

Light, space, water and nutrients from soil

Question 7

What do animals often compete for

Answer 7

Food, mates and territory

Question 8

What are the organisms called that live in extreme environments such as high levels of salt

Answer 8

Extremophiles