key area 3:adaptations

Question 1

what is an adaptation?

Answer 1

an adaptation is a characteristic of an organism that improves the chances of survival and or reproducing

Question 2

what is an example of an adaptation?

Answer 2

giraffes have evolved overtime to have very long necks which give them easier access to food which increases their chance of surviving

Question 3

what are the 3 types of adaptation?

Answer 3

behavioural,structural and physiological

Question 4

what do behavioural adaptations do?

Answer 4

responses made by an organism that will help it to survive/reproduce

Question 5

what do physiological adaptation do?

Answer 5

they are body processes that help an organism survive/reproduce

Question 6

what do structural adaptations do?

Answer 6

they are features of an organism’s body that helps it to survive/reproduce

Question 7

what is an example of a behavioural adaptations for cacti?

Answer 7

they can close their stomata during the hottest parts of the day to conserve water

Question 8

what is an example of a physiological adaptations for cacti?

Answer 8

they perform parts of the photosynthesis process at night

Question 9

what is an example of a structural adaptations for cacti?

Answer 9

they have spines to reduce water loss and protect from herbivores

Question 10

what is natural selection?

Answer 10

they are adaptations that occur through a gradual proccess driven by natural selection