An adaptation is any heritable trait that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive and reproduce in its environment.
An adaptation is just a mutation that worked out well for a plant or animal. Plants adapt in many ways to be able to survive or thrive in their surroundings. Discover several plant adaptation examples specific to different environments.
This programme investigates the basic characteristics of aquatic and terrestrial environments, and the adaptations of the plants that live in those environments. Among the specific areas examined are: - Supporting structures and movement, including turbidity; - Gaseous exchange and light absorption; - Control of water balance via gains and losses; - Pollination and fertilisation.
The amazing way plants defend themslves.
Robbie and Mark from Eden's Education Team talk about the many ways that plants in the rainforest have adapted to succeed in a challenging habitat. What kind of adaptations do we as human beings need to make in order to live a low-carbon and more sustainable future? Have you got what it takes?
Adaptations are those differences that appear in a subset of individuals of a plant or animal species that turn out to improve their survival chances in a specific environment.
Adaptation, In biology, the process by which an animal or plant becomes fitted to its environment. It is the result of natural selection acting on inherited variation.
Over one third of the earth’s surface is characterised by desert. In Australia, 35% of the continent receives so little rain it is classified as desert. In arid areas, plants and animals require adaptations that allow them to survive two critical challenges: a lack of water and an intense amount of heat.