Variation Reproduction and new Technology

Question 1

What is a carnivore?

Question 2

What is this?

Answer 2

A food web

Question 3

What is an omnivore?

Question 4

What is this?

Answer 4

Pyramid of numbers

Question 5

What is the name of an animals that live and reproduce in extreme conditions?

Answer 5

Extremeophiles

Question 6

What is this?

Answer 6

A food chain

Question 7

What is a herbivore?

Question 8

Why are so many artic animals large?

Answer 8

Because of something called surface area to volume ratio.

The sa: v Ratio of something falls as an object gets bigger and the smaller the sa:v ratio the less body heat is lost in an animals surroundings.

Question 9

Name three adaptions for living in a cold environment?

Answer 9

any of the following:

small ears

thick fur or blubbey insulating layers

white to camoflage with surroungings

large surface area on feet

Question 10

Name three adapions for living in a hot desert environment

Answer 10

any of the following:

producing dry excrement

large ears

larger sa:v ratio

Question 11

What do animals Compete for?

Answer 11

food and water

territory

mates

Question 12

What is the carbon cycle?

Answer 12

Question 13

What are detritivores?

Question 14

Name three conditions perfect for decomposition?

Answer 14

Warmth

Moisture

Oxygen

Question 15

What is categorical variation?

Answer 15

Catergorical variation e.g. Eye colour, Type of earlobe

These are variation that are determined by your genes.

Question 16

What is continuous variation?

Answer 16

Continuous variation is variation that is determined by your surroundings e.g. height, weight, fitness

These are all affected by things such as diet, whether or not you are malnourished, and levels of excersize.