adaptations

Question 1

adaptation definition

Answer 1

characteristics that increase an organism’s chance of survival and reproduction in its environment

Question 2

3 types of adaptations

Answer 2

• anatomical (physical)
• behavioural
• physiological (inside processes)

Question 3

anatomical adaptations examples

Answer 3

• body covering
• camouflage
• teeth
• mimicry
  e.g. Marram grass
• curled leaves minimise SA
• hairs on inside surface of leaves traps moist air
• stomata sunken pits
• thick waxy cuticle

Question 4

behavioural adaptations examples

Answer 4

• survival behaviours
• courtship
• seasonal behaviours
• migration
• hibernation

Question 5

2 types of behavioural adaptations

Answer 5

• innate behaviour (ability is inherited through genes)
• learned behaviour ( learnt from experience or from observing other animals)

Question 6

physiological adaptations examples

Answer 6

• poison production
• antibiotic production
• water holding

Question 7

convergent evolution

Answer 7

• when unrelated species begin to share similar traits
• due to similar selection pressures

Question 8

analogous structures

Answer 8

adapted to perform the same function but have a different genetic origin