adapted
animals
hot deserts
hot dry conditions
save water
concentrated urine
little sweat
keep cool
large surface area to volume ratio
loose heat
thin layers body fat
camels
tolerate big changes
fat stored in humps
large feet spread weight
sandy colour = camouflage
kangaroo rats
burrows = cool
cold polar regions
reduce heat loss
small surface area to volume
compact
rounded
reduce heat loss
insulated
blubber
insulation
energy store
thick hairy coats
greasy fur
sheds water
prevents cooling
white fur
camouflage
big feet
spread weight
snow
breaking ice
armour
hard shell
tortoise
poison
bees / wasps
warning colours
caterpillars
wasps
plants
desert
minimise water loss
spines not leaves
small surface are to size
stores water in stem
maximimse water absorption
shallow / extensive roots
water absorbed quickly over large area
NOT deep root for deep water
deter predators
armour
thorns
roses
spines
cacti
poisons
poison ivy
deadly night shade
Population size
defintion population
group of organisms
one species
live in particular environment
competiton
plants
light
water
nutrients
animals
space (territory)
food
water
mates
red / grey squirrels
grey takes more food
red decrease
resources
puffin
eats shellfish
lives by sea
competition
limited organism numbers
decrease
population decereases
lots
many organisms in small space
red / grey squirrels
reds not compete with larger red
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grey
deciduous woodland
red
coniferous woodland
disease
infetious
bacteria
virus
fit and healthy
survive
predation
eaten
decrease population
humans eat cod