Biology GCSE
Classification of adaptations
What Classification of adaptations means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Grouping adaptations by the main process involved, naming the adaptation, placing it in the correct category and explaining how it helps the organism survive in its habitat.
Topics that use Classification of adaptations
- Adaptations (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adaptation
- Adaptation and survival
- Behavioural adaptations
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- Extreme conditions and enzyme stability
- Extreme environments
- Extremophiles
- Functional adaptations
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