Adaptations
What is an adaptation?
Any feature of a living thing that helps it survive in its environment
What is Ecology?
Ecology is a branch of science that studies the relationship between living organisms and their surroundings.
What is a producer?
Producers are living things that create their own food.
What are consumers?
Consumers are usually animals that will eat the producers.
What is a decomposer?
Decomposers are usually bacteria.
Give an example of a behavioural adaptation
burrowing on a hot day to stay cool
Hunting at night to avoid predators - noctural
Migratio - moving in large groups to find food/water (there are lots of other examples)
Why is ecology important to humans?
Ecology is important to humans because it gives us info on the difference between people and nature and that's very crucial for producing food.
Give an example of a producer.
grass, trees, mosses, flowers, etc
(Any plant)
What are 3 types of consumers?
Types of consumers are omnivores, carnivores, herbivores and decomposers.
What do decomposers do?
Decomposers eat dead plants and animals and turn them into chemical nutrients.
What is a mutualistic relationship?
When both organisms benefit from the relationship.
Who discovered ecology?
Ernst Haeckel discovered ecology.
Are producers plants?
Yes, producers can be plants.
What can be a consumer?
Any animal could be a consumer.
Where do decomposers live?
Decomposers usually live on the top lair of the soil.
Give an example of a structural adaptation and how it helps the organism survive.
Sharp teeth - tearing open prey to eat and hunt
Streamlined body to help move through the water to minimise energy used to move
webbed feet to help move through the water
What do you call a scientist that studies ecology?
You would call them a ecologist.
How do producers grow?
Producers grow by a process called photosynthesis.
The answer is both.
Can insects be decomposers, true or false?
Yes, insects can be decomposers.
Give an example of a physiological adaptation and how it helps survival
Sweating - cools the organism down
venom / poison - helps the organism kill prey for food
What is the main purpose of ecology?
The main purpose of ecology is to understand the relationship between living organisms and where they're living.
Do producers and photosynthesis work together?
Yes, photosynthesis gives the producers the food and energy it needs.
What is the difference between a primary consumer and a secondary consumer?
The difference is primary consumers are herbivores (eat only plants) and secondary consumers are omnivores (eat both) or carnivolres (eat animals)
How do decomposers help the ecosystem?
Decomposers help the ecosystem by eating the dead plants and animals and they keep track of the flow of nutrients.