Adaption And Survival Flashcards
What do plants need?
Light, carbon dioxide, water, oxygen and nutrients such as mineral ions from the soil
What do animals require to survive and reproduce
Materials from their surroundings and from other organisms living there
What do animals need?
Good from other organisms, water and oxygen
What are special features of organisms called?
Adaptations
Plants are adapted to obtain what to make good by photosynthesis
Obtain light and other materials efficiently
What’s a herbivore
Animal that eats plants
What a carnivore
A animal that eats other animals
What are extremophiles
Microorganisms which are adapted to live in conditions where enzymes won’t usually work
How are animals in the attic adapted?
Thick fur and fat under skin called blubber also they turn white in the winter (fox) to keep camouflaged
How have bigger animals adapted?
They have a smaller surface area compared to Their volume this means they can conserve energy more easily but it’s also more difficult to cool down
How are animals adapts in the desert
Adapted to conserve water and stop them from getting too hot. They hunt during the night so they remain cool during the day
How can plants lose water?
As water vapour through holes in leaves called stomata
How can water be conserved in plants
If the plant has very small or waxy leaves. A plant might have a swollen stem to store the water
How do plants protect themselves from ebony eaten by small animals
Some plants have developed thorns, poisonous chemicals and warning colours to put them off
How to plants conserve water in dry conditions
Extensive roots, waxy leaves, small leaves and water storage in stems, have tissues that store water ad make the surface area of leaves smaller
How can animals adapt
Warning colors, camouflage, speed, hornes
What do roots with deep roots do?
They can reach water underground easier then those with shallow roots.
Why do some plants spread their seeds over a wide area
So they don’t have to compete with others.
How do these plants spread their seeds
Use animals or the wind. Or mini explosions to spread their seeds
Why do plants grown quickly
To gain as much light as possible
Why do plants grow at time that other plants are dormant
To gain as much light as possible
What do plants compleat for?
Light, what’re and mineral ions from the soil
What do animals often compleat for?
Mates, territory and food
What factor might change that might cause animals to adapt
Temperature, rainfall, light and oxygen levels
