10.7 Adaptations

Question 1

What is an adaptation?

Answer 1

A characteristic that increases an organism’s chance of survival and reproduction in its environment

Question 2

What are the 3 types of adaptations?

Answer 2

Behavioural, anatomical, and physiological

Question 3

What are physiological adaptations?

Answer 3

Adaptations of processes that can take place inside an organism

Question 4

State types of anatomical adaptations.

Answer 4

• Camouflage
• Teeth
• Mimicry

Question 5

What is the purpose of mimicry?

Answer 5

To copy another animals appearance or sounds to fool predators into thinking it is dangerous

Question 6

State types of behavioural adaptations.

Answer 6

• Survival behaviours
• Courtship
• Seasonal behaviours (e.g migration, hibernation)

Question 7

What is hibernation?

Answer 7

A period of inactivity where an animal’s heart rate, breathing rate and body temperature are lowered to conserve energy

Question 8

What are the two main categories of behavioural adaptations?

Answer 8

Innate and learned behaviour

Question 9

What is innate behaviour?

Answer 9

Behaviour inherited through genes

Question 10

What is learned behaviour?

Answer 10

Behaviour learnt from experience or observing other animals

Question 11

State examples of physiological adaptations.

Answer 11

• Poison production
• Antibiotic production
• Water holding

Question 12

What is an analogous structure?

Answer 12

Structures that have adapted to perform the same function, but have a different origin

Question 13

What is convergent evolution?

Answer 13

Organisms that evolve similarities, by adapting to similar environments/selection pressures

Question 14

What type of adaptation provides evidence for convergent evolution?

Answer 14

Anatomical adaptations

Question 15

What are anatomical adaptations?

Answer 15

Physical characteristics or structures of an organism.

Question 16

What is a behavioural adaptation?

Answer 16

A change in how an animal acts