Adaptations (HSC SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Definition of adaptation
Definition of adaptation
Inherited feature helping organism survive in environment
Can organisms choose to develop adaptations?
Can organisms choose to develop adaptations?
No, arise by random chance not conscious choice
How adaptations arise
How adaptations arise
Random changes during reproduction
Gametes
Gametes
Reproductive cells
Three types of adaptations
Three types of adaptations
Structural, physiological, behavioural
Structural adaptations
Structural adaptations
Physical body structure features
Physiological adaptations
Physiological adaptations
How body functions internally
Behavioural adaptations
Behavioural adaptations
How organism acts or behaves
Three abiotic factors in Australia
Three abiotic factors in Australia
Water, temperature, sunlight
Adaptation types interdependence
Adaptation types interdependence
Often work together and depend on each other