Adaptation for survival

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a level Biology Quiz sobre Adaptation for survival, criado por pauldearden em 21-10-2013.
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão 1

Questão
What is meant by adaptation?
Responda
  • A unique feature that makes an organism well suited to the environment it inhabits
  • The process of slow change in living organisms as the best adapted survive to breed successfully

Questão 2

Questão
What is an extremophile?
Responda
  • An organism that lives in temperatures below 40 degrees so their enzymes can work
  • A microorganism that is adapted to live in conditions where enzymes wouldn't usually work because they would denature
  • Organisms that must live in hot, dry conditions

Questão 3

Questão
Why do large animals find it difficult to cool down?
Responda
  • They have a small surface area : volume ratio
  • They usually live in hot conditions
  • They usually live in colder conditions
  • They have more fat to keep them warm

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