Biology 1b Flashcards
Name four ways in which a desert animal may be adapted to its environment.
Large surface area to volume: lose more body heat.
Efficient with water: small concentrated urine.
Good in hot conditions: thin layers of body fat/coat to lose body heat.
Camouflage: sandy colour to avoid predators.
State three ways animals might be adapted to deter predators.
Amour: A rose’s thorns or a cactus’s spines.
Poison: Bees/Poison ivy.
Warning colours: Wasps.
Three things that plants compete for.
Light, space, water and minerals from soil.
Three things that animals compete for.
Space (territory). food, water and mates.
Two non-living factors that can cause environment change.
Change in temperature, change in rainfall.
How can lichen be used as an indicator of pollution.
Lichen are very sensitive to sulfur dioxide in the air. The air is clean if there are many lichen.
Name an organism that can be used as an indicator of water pollution.
Mayfly larvae.
