Adaptions

Question 0

Example of specialist adaption.

Answer 0

Highly-adapted to specific habitats - giant pandas and bamboo

Question 1

What are adaptions?

Answer 1

Features that organisms have to make them better suited to environment. Pass on adaptions to offspring

Question 2

Example of generalist adaption

Answer 2

Adapt to survive in range of different habitats eg. rats in forests, cities, farms

Question 3

If conditions stable, do specialists or generalists dominate?

Answer 3

Specialists - best suited to conditions

Question 4

If habitat conditions change do generalists or specialists dominate?

Answer 4

Generalists - adapt to range of conditions

Question 5

Extremophiles adapted to live in extreme conditions

Examples of extreme conditions organisms adapt to

Answer 5

High or low pH or temperature or pressure ( bottom of sea)

Eg organisms in very cold conditions have antifreeze proteins that stop being damaged by ice