What are some examples of body processes adaptation?

Answer 1

As a little background to help with this answer, there are 3 main different types of adaptation:

• Anatomical: Adaptations of the anatomy of the organism. These are physical adaptations which we can see. Eg, the spikes or spines on a cactus help stop animals eating it.
• Behavioural: Perhaps the most amazing, these are behaviours that animals, or indeed, groups of animals perform to help them survive in their environment. Eg, when penguins gather together during blizzards to fight the cold. (If you haven't already, I suggest you watch March of the Penguins!)
• Physiological: These adaptations are of the organisms physiology. Physiology is the study of what goes on inside organisms. An example can be found below.

An example of a physiological adaptation is Danish Scurvy Grass in the UK. These are white flowers often found by the sea but, due to increasing levels of salt being used on roads to melt ice, they are now being found on the sides of roads.

The physiological adaptation here is the plants toleranceto high concentrations of salt. The plants have adapted an ability to resist high levels of salt meaning that they can grow in areas where many other plants cannot. This gives them a survival advantage.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

An example of a physical adaptation is the bill of a platypus. The platypus's bill has sensitive electroreceptors which pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. The platypus then uses its bill to shovel away the dirt, and find the food. It does not have teeth, but hard bony plates which it uses to grind the food.

Answer 3

Physiology means how things work such as your digestive system. Animals that eat plants actually digest cellulose. Their adaptation has been to have microorganisms living in their digestive tract that CAN digest cellulose. Many animals and plants have the ability to live in desert conditions. Cactus absorb volumes of water when rains come once or twice a year. They store large volumes of water in their fleshly stems. Other plants only begin photosynthesis at night when they open their stomata to take in carbon dioxide. Other plants only can do this during the day.

Answer 4

Creating venom or poison (like snake glands and scorpions)

Answer 5

snakes making venom

snails making slime

Answer 6

an animal that has a perfect body and a perfect adaptation.

Answer 7

winning a soccer match is an example of a physical adaptation.

Answer 8

boobs