Past paper questions 1. Final Examination 2022, Question 4
Organisms can evolve and adapt, making them better suited to their environment. The organisms pictured below have adaptations that help them survive in their habitats. A fox is an omnivore (an animal that eats plant and animal matter). A rose bush is an autotroph (an organism that makes its own food).
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Fox
Rose bush
a. Describe one way a fox is adapted to help it survive in its habitat. b. Describe one way a rose bush is adapted to help it survive in its habitat.
2. Final Examination 2019, Question 8
Global warming can cause the melting of ice sheets and glaciers, which is partly responsible for rising sea levels.
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a. Ice sheets are the natural habitat of animals such as polar bears. State one adaptation of polar bears that makes them suited to this habitat.
b. Would you expect the population of polar bears to increase or decrease as ice sheets melt? 90 Elements of Science