Adaptations for barnacle and oyster

Question 1

Abiotic adaptions of a barnacle

Answer 1

-White shell to reflect sunlight
- Grows in clusters to prevent direct sunlight
-lowers metabolic rate when the tide goes out and closes shell to trap a small amount of water.

Question 2

Abiotic adaptions of an oyster

Answer 2

• White shell to reflect sunlight
• Grows in clusters to prevent direct sunlight
• Becomes inactive and closes shell when the tide goes out to prevent drying out.

Question 3

Biotic adaptions of a barnacle

Answer 3

Feathery modified legs that waves through water to trap food particles.

Question 4

Biotic adaptions of an Oyster

Answer 4

Cilia on gills to create currents to draw water in. The mucus carries the food particles to the mouth.