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Flashcards by x_clairey_x, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by x_clairey_x
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| Question | Answer |
| What do plants need to live? | Light, carbon dioxide, water, oxygen and nutrients to produce glucose energy in order to survive |
| What do animals need to survive? | Food from other living organisms, water and oxygen |
| What do microorganisms need to survive? | A range of things, some are like plants and some are like animals but some don't need light or oxygen to survive |
| What are adaptations? | Features that make it possible for living organisms to survive in their particular habitat, even if conditions are extreme |
| What are extremophiles? | Microorganisms that have adaptations enabling them to live in extreme conditions of salt, temperature or pressure |
| How do animals adapt to cold temperatures? | They are often large with a small surface area and have thick insulating layers of fat and fur |
| How do animals adapt to hot temperatures? | Often have a large surface area: volume ratio, little fur and behavior patterns that avoid the heat of the day |
| How do plants lose water? | Plants lose water vapor from the surface area of their leaves |
| How are plants adapted to live in dry conditions? | Have extensive root systems, water-storage tissues and reduced surface area of leaves |
| What do animals compete for? | Food, territory and mates |
| What makes an animal a good competitor? | Animals with good adaptations are usually good competitors |
| What do plants compete for? | Light for photosynthesis , Water for photosynthesis, nutrients and space to grow |
| What affects the distribution of living things? | Temperature, average rainfall, light, pH, oxygen levels, other living things and changes in the environment |
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