B16 Adaptations, Interdependence & Competition

Question 1

How are penguins adapted to survive in the antartic?

Answer 1

1. Fat under the skin insulates the penguin.
2. Streamlined body helps the penguin to swim faster and catch fish.
3. Oily feathers prevent cold water reaching the skin.

Question 2

A basilisk lizard has brown skin, webbed toes, and a long tail.

It rest on tree branches and can run across the surface of water.

How is the basilisk lizard adapted for survival?

Answer 2

It has brown skin for camouflage on tree branches.

It has webbed toes to increase surface area to help it run across water to escape predators.

It has a long tail to help the lizard to balance when running.

Question 3

Give three factors animals compete for.

Answer 3

Food, territory, a mate (for reproduction).

Question 4

Give some examples of ways in which animals and plants have adapted to reduce the risk of being eaten by predators.

Answer 4

1. Camouflage
2. Warning colouration
3. Thorns / spines
4. Long limbs / streamlining (to move quickly)
5. Large ears / eye position (to detect predators)