Categorise that adaptation
Ecological relationships
Adaptations of Australian plants
Natural selection
100
The red kangaroo licks its forearms to cool down in the extreme heat of the outback.
Behavioural
100
The dingo hunts and kills kangaroos for food.
Predation
100
Term used to describe most native Australian plant fruits.
Woody
100
Country/region Darwin went on his journey where he discovered finches that showed a common ancestor.
Galapagos
200
The bilby has large ears that help it lose heat and stay cool in the desert
Structural
200
Different species of honeyeaters fight for access to nectar from flowering plants.
Competition
200
Advantage of toxins in eucalypt leaves.
Deters predators.
200
Scientists who 'discovered' the process of natural selection
Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace
300
The thorny devil can absorb water through its skin, directing moisture towards its mouth using capillary action.
Physiological
300
Cleaner shrimp remove parasites from fish.
Mutualism
300
Type of coating on native plant leaves like banksia and eucalypts?
Waxy or cuticle
300
This process showed by peppered moth population changes is artificial selection, true or false?
False.
400
The frill-necked lizard expands its frill and opens its mouth wide to intimidate predators.
Behavioural
400
The mistletoe plant grows on eucalyptus trees, taking nutrients and water from its host.
Parasitism
400
What do lignotubers store?
Water
400
Name of the ship Darwin journeyed on
HMS Beagle
500
Banksia plants store seeds in woody cones that only open after exposure to fire, ensuring germination after bushfires.
Physiological
500
Epiphytic orchids grow on trees in Australian rainforests to access sunlight without harming the host tree.
Commensalism
500
Function of grey/light coloured leaves of Australian plants.
Reflects light, keeping the plant cooler.
500
Galapagos finches all had what in common?
Same ancestral species