B16.6 Adapt and survive

Question 1

What are some plant adaptions?

Answer 1

Need to photosynthesis to produce the glucose needed for energy and glucose - such as long roots and lots of chlorophyll

Question 2

How are Epiphytes adapted?

Answer 2

Allow them to live high above the ground attached to other plants - collect water and nutrients from the air

Question 3

How are animals adapted?

Answer 3

Herbivores - Have teeth for grinding up plant cells

Carnivores - Have teeth adapted for tearing flesh or crushing bones

Question 4

How are some animals and plants adapted to the environment?

Answer 4

Animals and plants in cold environments produce a chemical that acts as an antifreeze

Question 5

What are extremophiles?

Answer 5

Organisms that survive and reproduce in the most difficult conditions

Question 6

How can bacteria live in salty environments?

Answer 6

Have adaptions to their cytoplasm so water does not move out of their cells into their salty environments by osmosis

Question 7

What are some adaptions found in extremophiles?

Answer 7

• Enzymes that function in very high temperatures
• Enzymes that function at very low temperatures
• Ability to get rid of excess salt
• Ability to respire without oxygen

Question 8

What is an adaption?

Answer 8

Features that makes it possible for organisms to survive in particular habitat - even in extreme conditions