10.2 Adaptations to enhance survival | Biology for VCE Units 1&2
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adaptation
a characteristic that enhances an organism’s survival within an environment
structural adaptation
a physical characteristic of body size and shape that increases an organism’s chances of survival and reproduction
xerophyte
a plant suited to living in hot, dry environments that is generally drought tolerant
behavioural adaptation
a behaviour that increases an animal’s chances of survival and reproduction
plant response
a plant movement that increases its chances of survival
tropism
a directional movement of a plant towards or away from an environmental factor
auxin
a hormone responsible for phototropism in plants
nastic response
a non-directional movement of plants
physiological adaptation
a functional adaptation that increases an organism’s chances of survival