Adaptations and Survival

Today we will be looking at how plants and animals are adapted to survive in different conditions.  Answer the following questions in your books, using the links to help you:

1. What thingss do plants need to survive and reproduce successfully? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/requirements-for-healthy-plant-growth/69.html
2. How do animals take in energy from the environment? Think of one example of an animal being adapted to do this better: - http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_02/BL_02.html
3. Explain what 'heterotroph' means - http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Heterotroph
4. Explain what an epiphyte is and how it is adapted to survive in it's habitat. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/adaptations/Epiphyte
5. Outline the adaptations that antarctic fish have that help them survive. - http://www.anta.canterbury.ac.nz/resources/adapt.html
6. What is an extremophile? Name one extremophile organism and where it lives. - http://www.theguardians.com/Microbiology/gm_mbm04.htm

Once you're finished, try this - http://users.netrover.com/~kingskids/quiz_science/animals/quiz1.html or this - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/evolution-action.html . one more - http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm