Study of ecological adaptations in plants and animals
Ecology field techniques · Biology
Study notes
School herbarium: pressing a lotus leaf (hydrophyte — stomata on top!) vs a cactus pad (xerophyte — spines, no leaves) — adaptations in hand. Desert field trip: camel's humps and long eyelashes vs fish's streamlined body and gills — the contrast lesson. Your cactus at home survives weeks without water — living xerophytic adaptation. Frogs breathing through skin in water, lungs on land — dual adaptation.