iGCSE Biology (0610)-18.2 Adaptive features – iGCSE Style Questions Paper 3

Question

Figure shows three animals     

      For each mammal, choose one adaptive feature visible in Fig. 2.1 and outline how it helps the
      mammal to survive in its environment.
      Choose a different feature for each mammal.
      Write your answers in Table 2.1.

           

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Question

An adaptive feature helps an organism survive in its environment.
Adaptive features are inherited.
Fig. 5.1 contains diagrams of three animals.
(a) For each animal, select one adaptive feature visible in Fig. 5.1 and briefly suggest how it
helps the animal to survive.
An example has been done for you.


(b) Fig. 5.2 shows a giraffe and an okapi.

The long neck is an adaptive feature for giraffes.
It helps them feed on leaves that other animals like the okapi cannot reach.
Giraffes developed long necks by the process of natural selection.
The statements in Table 5.1 are about how natural selection occurred in giraffes.

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