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Adaptation to a Way of Life

What this standard covers

Adaptations — a structural, behavioural or physiological feature and the function that gives an organism an advantage.
Life processes — internal transport, gas exchange, transpiration, nutrition, excretion, support and movement, sensitivity, reproduction.
Way of life — the habitat, and relationships such as competition, predation, parasitism and mutualism.
Comparing across groups — how different organisms solve the same demand, and the limits as well as the advantages of each solution.

Understanding Adaptation

What this standard covers

Adaptations — a structural, behavioural or physiological feature and the function that gives an organism an advantage.
Life processes — internal transport, gas exchange, transpiration, nutrition, excretion, support and movement, sensitivity, reproduction.
Way of life — the habitat, and relationships such as competition, predation, parasitism and mutualism.
Comparing across groups — how different organisms solve the same demand, and the limits as well as the advantages of each solution.