Adaptive Features - Hydrophytes and Xerophytes

✓ Engaging powerpoint
✓ Recaps previous learning
✓ Lots of AFL tasks and activities
✓ Past paper questions and mark scheme

This lesson on Adaptive Features is designed for Science students enrolled in the CIE Cambridge IGCSE Biology 0610 (2023-25) course. This is the second lesson in the topic 18 Variation and Selection.

The lesson recaps previous learning from other linked topics to ensure students have a strong foundation before diving into the material. It also includes concise and easy-to-understand information and a variety of quick assessment for learning tasks to help students solidify their understanding of the topic. Just glance through the PowerPoint presentation and you are ready to go!

This resource also includes past paper questions for printing alongside a mark scheme to further deepen students’ understanding.

Objectives:

• Understand and describe how adaptive features are inherited traits that help organisms survive and reproduce in their environment
• Analyze images or other information to identify and describe the adaptive features of a species
• Explain the unique adaptive features of hydrophytes and xerophytes in relation to their respective environments.

This lesson would also be adaptable for all GCSE students (whether AQA, Edexcel, OCR) and great for KS3 Science or as a GCSE revision resource.