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The Environment
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- 1How do plants adapt to cold climates?-short and low
-grow close together
-shallow root systems
-dark colours to absorb heat
-lots of chlorophyll - 2How do plants adapt to hot climates?-some have no leaves
-they either have very shallow root systems or very deep ones - 3Mimicrywhen one animal pretends to look like another animal so predators won't eat them (e.g a fly looking like a wasp)
- 4Extremophilesorganisms (usually microorganisms) adapted to live in extreme environments such as very hot, cold, acidic, alkali or saline habitats
- 5bioticalive / living
- 6abioticnot living
- 7examples of biotic factors that affect the distribution of organisms-predators
-disease
-food/prey
-humans
-poisonous plants
-competition - 8examples of abiotic factors that affect the distribution of organisms-contamination/pollution
-temperature
-slope angle
-soil/moisture/pH/salinity
-weather/light
-natural disasters - 9ways of measuring factors-light meter (for light)
-quadrat (plants and animals)
-pitfall trap (small animals)
universal indicator (pH)
-sweep netting (pond life) - 10How does lichen help to indicate air pollution?It is sensitive to nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides
- 11What would you use as an indicator for freshwater pollution?the number / type of species in a section of riverbed - oxygen dissolves in water and some species are adapted to low oxygen levels
- 12What can water be tested for?-temperature
-pH
-mineral ions
-light intensity
-dissolved oxygen - 13What is always at the bottom of a pyramid of biomass?Producers
- 14How do animals lose energy?-movement
-heat
-waste - 15How can you increase the efficiency of food production?-short food chains
-consume plants
-restrict movement
-keep warm
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- Descripción
- A short flashcard set covering the main ideas and theories concerning the environment, adaptation and sampling.
- Creado por
- Kit Sinclair
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