Adaptations for Hot Environments
What do blood vessels typically do in warm environments?
What is dilate.
Penguins huddle in large groups to minimise exposure to the cold. What type of adaptation is this?
What is a behavioural adaptation?
The type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism.
The seasonal movement of animals from one area to another.
What is migration.
Which science teacher has a soft spot for Pepsi Max?
What is Mr Friswell.
The reabsorption of water during digestion to produce firm, dry stools would be an example of what type of adaptation?
What is physiological.
What is a common physiological adaptation humans possess to help survive in the cold?
What is shivering OR piloerection/goosebumps.
A green tree frog lives in a tree. It gains shelter and protection. The tree is not impacted positively or negatively by the frog's presence. What is this relationship an example of?
What is commensalism.
What is thermoregulation?
What is the maintenance of a stable internal temperature despite external conditions.
Which science teacher has been to 5 out of the 6 Disneyland parks in America?
What is Mr Sheaves.
Name a behavioural adaptation exhibited by animals when it is hot.
What is inactive during the day/nocturnal OR seeking shade/borrows.
What is hibernation/torpor.
Predator-prey relationships and parasitic relationships are similar in how the organisms involved are impacted. However, there is one key difference. What is it?
What is parasites don't always kill their hosts.
What is the tolerance range of an organism?
What is the range of environmental conditions where an organism can survive.
Which science teacher has sung back up vocals for numerous music acts?
What is Mrs LP.
Plants can have deep root systems that reach ground water to enhance water uptake in arid regions. What type of adaptation is this?
What is a structural adaptation?
What is a physiological adaptation that plants possess to prevent their tissues from freezing?
What is the production of anti freeze chemicals.
Provide an example of mutualism. Explain how each organism involved is impacted.
What is pollination between insects and flowers (or any other appropriate example).
A species whose effects on an ecosystem are greater than expected relative to its population size.
What is keystone species.
Which science teacher taught Miss Hubben year 11 Biology and Miss O'Rorke year 12 Chemistry?
What is Miss Kruger
What structural adaptation would an animal need to have in order to produce highly concentrated urine?
What is a long loop of Henle?
Penguins exhibit this type of physiological adaptation to the cold.
What is counter current heat exchange.
What is amensalism? Provide an example, explaining how the organisms involved are impacted.
What is relationship where one organism is not affected but the other is negatively impacted. Competition (tall/small plant) or antibiosis (fungi/bacteria)
Organisms that create, significantly alter or maintain the structure of an environment.
What is ecosystem engineer (example of a keystone species)
Which science teacher has been at Mooroolbark College the longest?
What is Ms Harker.