1. The document describes a classroom learning activity where students work in groups to answer questions about biological adaptations and survival. 2. The questions range from basic definitions to more complex explanations, and are graded based on difficulty. Students earn points for correct answers which their group tracks. 3. The goal is to build understanding of key concepts like adaptation, competition, and plant and animal survival strategies through cooperative learning and gamification.

1. Quick on the draw:
Adaptation and survival
How does it does it work?
• There are piles of graded questions (E  A*)
• Get a question (start at E grade), bring it back to the
group. Use the glossary / index / laptop.
• Agree together what the answer is. Write it in your
book. All practice saying it from memory.
• Call sir or miss over. Only ONE of you will be chosen to
answer.
• If you get it right – add an ‘I’ to the scoreboard of
awesomeness, return your Q to the pile, and get the
next question.
• If you get it wrong, or only offer an incomplete answer –
back to the drawing board!
• Answer the questions as per the ‘Scoreboard of awesomeness (next slide)
• When you have completed your row, choose which questions to ask tactically (which
will give you the most points in the shortest space of time?
• The group with the most points at the end of the lesson will win an AMAZING prize!!!

2. Quick on the draw:
Adaptation and survival
Different groups may learn slightly different things in this lesson.
However we will all pick up lots of knowledge that will
be useful as we move through the unit.
Example learning outcomes
•Define adaptation, competition, seed distribution, living indicators (E)
•Explain 3 ways in which plant adaptations help them reduce water loss in hot/dry conditions (C)
•Describe the importance of surface area to volume ratio in determining the size of arctic mammals
(A)
Example key words
Adaptation
Competition
Stomata
Living indicator
Ovipostor
Extremophile
Lichens
Colony collapse disorder

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4. SCOREBOARD OF
AWESOMENESS
TEAM
E
(answer 3)
(1 PT)
D
(answer 2)
(2 PTS)
C
(answer 1)
(3 PTS)
B
(answer 1)
(4 PTS)
A
(answer 1)
(5 PTS)
A*
(answer
1) (6 PTS)
TOTAL
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1. Get a question (work from E  A* grade)
2. All must write the answer. Practice saying it from memory.
Close your books. Get Sir to check your learning. Anyone in
the group may be asked!
3. If correct – add an ‘I’ to the column below, and get the next
Q. When all done – choose Qs tactically!

5. KEY WORD CONTINUUM
Like   Dislike
Understand   Don’t
understand
2 types of question:

6. Like   Dislike

7. Adaptation
Understand   Don’t
understand

8. Competition
Understand   Don’t
understand

9. Like   Dislike

10. Living indicator
Understand   Don’t
understand

11. Stomata
Understand   Don’t
understand

12. Like   Dislike

13. Ovipostor
Understand   Don’t
understand

14. Extremophile
Understand   Don’t
understand

15. Extremophile
Understand   Don’t
understand

16. ADAPTATION AND SURVIVAL
EXAMPLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Define adaptation, competition, seed distribution, living indiators (E)
• Explain 3 ways in which plant adaptations help them reduce water loss in hot/dry conditions
(C)
• Describe the importance of surface area to volume ratio in determining the size of arctic
mammals (A)
Example key words
Adaptation
Competition
Stomata
Living indicator
Ovipostor
Extremophile
Lichens
Colony collapse disorder

17. SCOREBOARD OF
AWESOMENESS
TEAM
E
(answer 3)
(1 PT)
D
(answer 2)
(2 PTS)
C
(answer 1)
(3 PTS)
B
(answer 1)
(4 PTS)
A
(answer 1)
(5 PTS)
A*
(answer
1) (6 PTS)
TOTAL
e.g. The mighty ones III II II III I I
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1. Get a question (work from E  A* grade)
2. All must write the answer. Practice saying it from memory.
Close your books. Get Sir to check your learning. Anyone in
the group may be asked!
3. If correct – add an ‘I’ to the column below, and get the next
Q. When all done – choose Qs tactically!

18. WHAT IS AN
EXTREMOPHILE?
GIVE AN EXAMPLE!
Grade E - 1 Point

19. DEFINE ADAPTATION
Grade E - 1 Point

20. HOW DO PLANTS LOSE
WATER FROM THEIR
LEAVES?
Grade E - 1 Point

21. LIST 3 THINGS ANIMALS
COMPETE FOR
Grade E - 1 Point

22. NAME 3 THINGS
PLANTS COMPETE WITH
EACH OTHER FOR
Grade E - 1 Point

23. HOW MANY SPECIES
OF FIG TREE
ARE THERE?
Grade E - 1 Point

24. WHAT IS AN INDICATOR?
Grade E - 1 Point

25. Why are honey
bees so important?
Grade E - 1 Point

26. NAME 5 THINGS PLANTS
NEED, AND ONE THING
THEY PRODUCE
Grade D – 2 Points

27. NAME 5 THINGS PLANTS
NEED, AND ONE THING
THEY PRODUCE
Grade D – 2 Points

28. IN WHICH PARTS
CAN A PLANT
STORE ITS WATER?
Grade D – 2 Points

29. GIVE ONE USEFUL
ADAPTATION FOR A
HERBIVORE, AND
ONE FOR A
CARNIVORE
Grade D – 2 Points

30. NAME 4 THINGS
PLANTS COMPETE WITH
ONE ANOTHER FOR, AND
WHY EACH IS
IMPORTANT
Grade D – 2 Points

31. WHAT IS UNIQUE
ABOUT THE
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN FIG TREES
AND WASPS?
Grade D – 2 Points

32. WHICH NON-LIVING
ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTOR AFFECTS THE
DISTRIBUTION OF
POLAR BEARS?
Grade D – 2 Points

33. WHAT IS COLONY
COLLAPSE DISORDER?
Grade D – 2 Points

34. GIVE EXAMPLES OF
ADAPTATIONS IN
HERBIVORES AND
CARNIVORES
Grade C – 3 Points

35. EXPLAIN 3 WAYS IN WHICH
ARCTIC ANIMALS KEEP
WARM IN THE WINTER.
Grade C – 3 Points

36. WHY DO PLANTS
OFTEN REDUCE THE
SURFACE AREA
OF THEIR LEAVES?
Grade C – 3 Points

37. EXPLAIN 2 WAYS IN WHICH
ANIMALS COMPETE
FOR MATES
Grade C – 3 Points

38. EXPLAIN WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT SEEDS
ARE SPREAD AS FAR AS
POSSIBLE FROM THE
PARENT PLANT
Grade C – 3 Points

39. EXPLAIN HOW THE
STAR-NOSED
MOLE IS ADAPTED
TO SURVIVE
Grade C – 3 Points

40. GIVE 3 DIFFERENT
METHODS YOU COULD USE
TO COLLECT
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA.
Grade C – 3 Points

41. HOW SOON COULD BEES
DIE OUT IN BRITAIN? WHY
IS THIS IMPORTANT?
Grade C – 3 Points

42. EXPLAIN WHAT DENATURE
MEANS. LINK THIS IDEA
TO THERMOPHILES.
Grade B – 4 points

43. GIVE 3 EXAMPLES OF
ANIMALS WHOSE FUR
CHANGES THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR, AND ONE
WHICH DOESN’T
Grade B – 4 points

44. EXPLAIN WHY PLANTS
LOSE WATER FROM THEIR
LEAVES ALL THE TIME.
Grade B – 4 points

45. GIVE 1 ADVANTAGE AND
1 DISADVANTAGE OF AN
ADAPTATION DESIGNED
TO ATTRACT MATES
Grade B – 4 points

46. EXPLAIN HOW SHORT
ROOTS CAN HELP A PLANT
COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY
Grade B – 4 points

47. EXPLAIN WHERE VENUS
FLYTRAPS LIVE, AND
WHY THESE ARE
DIFFICULT PLACES
TO SURVIVE
Grade B – 4 points

48. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A
LIVING AND A NON-LIVING
FACTOS THAT CAN
CHANGE AN
ENVIRONMENT.
Grade B – 4 points

49. NAME 3 THINGS THAT
MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED
THE NUMBERS OF BEES
IN THE UK
Grade B – 4 points

50. EXPLAIN HOW
EXTREMOPHILE BACTERIA
ARE ABLE TO
LIVE IN THE DEAD SEA
Grade A - 5 Points

51. Name 4 adaptations for
animal survival in
hot, dry environments
Grade A - 5 Points

52. GIVE 3 ADAPTATIONS
PLANTS HAVE TO
REDUCE WATER LOSS
FROM THEIR LEAVES
Grade A - 5 Points

53. EXPLAIN, GIVING AN
EXAMPLE, WHY ANIMALS
THAT ARE DEPENDENT ON
ONE TYPE OF FOOD CAN
EASILT BECOME EXTINCT
Grade A - 5 Points

54. EXPLAIN HOW PLANTS
CAN OVERCOME THE
PROBLEMS OF GROWING
IN THE SHADE OF
ANOTHER PLANT
Grade A - 5 Points

55. EXPLAIN HOW VENUS
FLYTRAPS WORK
(5 POINT QUESTION)
Grade A - 5 Points

56. GIVE 3 EXAMPLES OF NON-
LIVING INDICATORS, AND
ONE EXAMPLE OF A
LIVING INDICATOR
Grade A - 5 Points

57. PLOT A BAR GRAPH OF
THE DATA ON THE BOTTOM
OF PAGE 90. ADD A BAR FOR
THE YEAR 2030 IF THE
TREND CONTINUES.
Grade A - 5 Points

58. EXPLAIN WHAT DENATURE
MEANS. LINK THIS IDEA
TO THERMOPHILES AND
ENZYMES.
Grade A* - 6 Points

59. EXPLAIN THE LINK BETWEEN
SURFACE AREA: VOLUME
RATIO AND THE SIZE OF
ARCTIC MAMMALS
Grade A* - 6 Points

60. MAKE A LINK BETWEEN
STOMATA, RESPIRATION,
PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND
EVAPORATION
Grade A* - 6 Points

61. LINK ADAPTATIONS OF
PANDAS, CORAL SNAKES,
MIMIC SNAKES, GANNETS,
AND PEACOCKS
Grade A* - 6 Points

62. EXPLAIN 3 WAYS IN WHICH
PLANTS GET THEIR
SEEDS TO TRAVEL
AS FAR AS POSSIBLE
FROM THE PARENT PLANT
Grade A* - 6 Points

63. LINK THE UNIQUE
ADAPTATIONS OF THE
FIG TREE, THE STAR-NOSED
MOLE, AND THE VENUS
FLYTRAP.
Grade A* - 6 Points

64. EXPLAIN WHY LICHENS
ARE SO IMPORTANT AS
LIVING INDICATORS
(5 POINT QUESTION!)
Grade A* - 6 Points

65. GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF
THE CHANGING FORTUNES
OF THE DARFTORD
WARBLER IN THE UK AND
SPAIN (5 POINT QUESTION)
Grade A* - 6 Points

66. SCOREBOARD OF
AWESOMENESS
TEAM
E
(answer 3)
(1 PT)
D
(answer 2)
(2 PTS)
C
(answer 1)
(3 PTS)
B
(answer 1)
(4 PTS)
A
(answer 1)
(5 PTS)
A*
(answer
1) (6 PTS)
TOTAL
e.g. The mighty ones III II II III I I
36
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1. Get a question (work from E  A* grade)
2. All must write the answer. Practice saying it from memory.
Close your books. Get Sir to check your learning. Anyone in
the group may be asked!
3. If correct – add an ‘I’ to the column below, and get the next
Q. When all done – choose Qs tactically!

67. ADAPTATION AND SURVIVAL
EXAMPLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Define adaptation, competition, seed distribution, living indiators (E)
• Explain 3 ways in which plant adaptations help them reduce water loss in
hot/dry conditions (C)
• Describe the importance of surface area to volume ratio in determining the
size of arctic mammals (A)
KEY WORDS
Adaptation Competition Stomata
Living indicator Ovipostor Extremophile