Starter quiz
- Which word is described in this definition "a feature or behaviour that helps an animal or plant survive in its environment"?
- skill
- biology
- adaptation ✓
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- Which of the following is an adaptation of tropical rainforest plants to cope with heavy rainfall?
- Small leaves that lose less water
- Large roots to absorb more water
- Thick, waxy leaves that repel water ✓
- Deep roots to reach underground water
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- Match the adaptation with the correct plant or animal.
- camouflage⇔leaf-tailed gecko ✓
- drip tips on leaves⇔rubber tree ✓
- nocturnal behaviour⇔night monkey ✓
- long curved claws for grip⇔sloth ✓
- Why do rainforest animals, like frogs and insects, have brightly coloured skin?
- To camouflage with flowers
- As a defence to warn predators they are toxic ✓
- To find each other in the dark
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- Tropical rainforest are located between the Tropics of ______ and ______.
- 'Cancer and Capricorn' ✓
- Which of the following best defines a biome?
- A large area with distinct climate, vegetation, and animal life ✓
- A specific habitat where an organism lives
- A small ecosystem within a city
- A type of plant found in a forest
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Exit quiz
- What does the term biodiversity refer to in a tropical rainforest?
- The number of different species living in the area ✓
- The number of trees in the rainforest
- The amount of rainfall in the region
- The average temperature of the forest
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- What is the difference between adaptations and changes an organism makes during its lifetime?
- Adaptations occur over a short period of time, lifetime changes take generations
- Adaptations occur over generations, lifetime changes are individual responses ✓
- Both adaptations and lifetime changes happen within a single generation
- Adaptations only happen in plants, not animals
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- Why is adaptation important?
- 1⇔Adaptations occur as a
- 2⇔result of evolution. Within a species, individuals are always a little different
- 3⇔to genetic mutations. Sometimes these differences give individuals a slightly
- 4⇔better chance of survival in their environment.
- 5⇔If so, those individuals are more likely to reproduce and pass
- 6⇔their advantage on to the next generation. Over generations, the advantages
- 7⇔spread through the whole species and continue to be refined into adaptations.
- What does it mean if plants and animals are interdependent?
- When animal species in different habitats have evolved similar adaptations
- When plants and animals can survive independently without needing each other
- When plants and animals rely on each other for survival ✓
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Key learning points
- Tropical rainforests are home to a wide variety of plants and animals.
- Plants are adapted to the physical conditions in tropical rainforests, for example, drip tips and buttress roots.
- Animals are well adapted to the physical conditions in tropical rainforests.
Common misconception
The challenges faced by plants and animals in the canopy layer are the same as challenges on the forest floor.
Plants and animals face different challenges in the different habitats of the tropical rainforest. For example, plants on the forest floor have to have adaptations for low light levels.
Keywords
Biodiversity - the variety of species found in a habitat
Adaptations - a feature or behaviour that helps an animal or plant survive in its environment
Habitat - the natural place where a plant or animal lives and grows
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