Discussion:
Discussing Ecological Concepts and Environmental Adaptations
(1) What is the difference between these terms:
Ecotype and Polymorphism
Cline and Ecological Isolates
Homeothermy and Endothermy
(2) Describe a specific example of an adaptation that helps an organism solve one specific environmental problem but makes a different environmental problem worse.
(3) What are the two requirements of blood flow necessary for a counter-current heat exchange system to work?