GCSE Biology Adaptations
Organisms have adaptations that enable them to survive in the conditions in which they normally live.
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What is Adaptations?
"Adaptations are specific structural, behavioural, or functional features that enable an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment."
What is an adaptation?
Why are enzymes from extremophile microorganisms useful in industry?
A desert plant opening its stomata mainly at night is an example of which type of adaptation?
Types of Adaptations
Structural: Shape or colour (e.g. camouflage). Behavioural: The way an organism acts (e.g. migration).
Functional: Related to internal processes (e.g. metabolism or shivering).
Extremophiles are organisms that live in environments that are very extreme, such as high temperature or high pressure.
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