Adaptations, Food Chains

Question 1

(DON’T NEED)What are the three different types of adaptations?

Answer 1

Structural, behavioural and functional

Question 2

(DON’T NEED)What are structural adaptations? Give examples

Answer 2

• Bodily structures, such as shape and colour.
• E.g. white fur for camouflage, fat to reduce heat loss, low surface area to volume ratio, large surface area to volume ratio

Question 3

(DON’T NEED)What are Behavioural adaptations and give examples?

Answer 3

• Way an animal behaves.

- E.g. birds migrate to warmer climates

Question 4

(DON’T NEED)What are Functional adaptations and give examples?

Answer 4

• Things that happen inside the animals body that relate to processes like reproduction and metabolism.
• E.g. desert animals conserve water by producing very little sweat and small amounts of concentrated urine, brown bears hibernate to reduce their metabolism.

Question 5

What is biomass?

Answer 5

Energy stored inside a plant

Question 6

What is a halophile?

Answer 6

Extremophiles which are adapted to salty conditions