adaptations

• what is an ecosystem?

  the interaction of a community of living organisms with the abiotic parts of their environments
• what is the order of community?

  plants produce food by photosynthesis

  animals eat plants

  animals pollinate plants

  animals eat other animals

  animals use plant and animal materials to build nests and shelters

  plants need nutrients from animal droppings and decay
• what is interdependence?


  the network of relationships between different organisms within a community, for example each species depends on other species for food, shelter, pollination, seed dispersal.
• what is an ecosystem?

  the interaction of a community of biotic (living) organisms with the abiotic (non-living) parts of their environment
• what do plants and animals compete for in a community?

  plants compete with each other for light, space, water, and mineral ions from soil.

  animals compete with each other for food, mates and territory.
• what is a stable community? 


  one where all of the species and environmental factors are in balance so that population sizes remain fairly constant.
• what is an extremophile?


  an organism that lives in an extreme environment, such as at high temps, pressures, salt concs and bacteria living in deep sea vents.
• what is a functional adaptation?

  internal processes or systems in an organism that give it a survival advantage
• what is a behavioural adaptation?


  something an animal does in response to an external stimulus in order to survive.
• what is a structural adaptation?

  physical features of an organism which allow them to compete with other animals
• examples of behavioural adaptations

  • mating rituals
  • hibernation
  • migration
• examples of functional adaptations?

  • gills of fish
  • webbed feet on ducks
  • animals can be toxic
• examples of structural adaptations?

  • shape of beak
  • colour of a mammals fur