unit 6-ward

Multiple Choice

The similarities in the human arm and bat wing indicates that they

• may share a common ancestor

• are competitive with each other

• eat the same food

• are both birds

Multiple Choice

7A The opossum, which is native to North America, and the kangaroo, which is native to Australia, are marsupials.

The fact that both these mammals incubate their immature offspring in a pouch provides evidence that they —

• belong to the same species

• must range great distances to eat

• have very similar skeletal structures

• are descended from a common ancestor

Multiple Choice

The illustration above shows the structures of two unrelated species. Each have a similar function but are different in structure. This is an example of -

• Vestigial structures

• Cyclic Structures

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

Multiple Choice

What type of structures are these?

• homologous
• vestigial 
• analogous
• fossil

Multiple Choice

7A This cladogram shows the evolutionary relationships among some mammals based on homologous structures.

Which statement is supported by this cladogram?

• Hippopotamuses are more closely related to cows than to javelinas.

• Toothed whales are more closely related to mouse deer than to hippopotamuses.

• Javelinas and pigs are more closely related than baleen whales and toothed whales.

• Cows and mouse deer are more closely related than javelinas and pigs

Multiple Choice

7B The diagram shows data on the evolution of horses.

The data in the diagram is evidence that —

• a new species of horse suddenly appeared

• horses slowly developed over time

• horses have similar stages of rapid embryological development

• horses have a common ancestry with other hooved animals

Multiple Choice

7A Scientists can determine relatedness among organisms by comparing partial amino acid sequences. The table shows four partial amino acid sequences from four organisms.

Which organism is the LEAST related to the other three organisms?

• Organism 1

• Organism 2

• Organism 3

• Organism 4

Multiple Choice

Which factor may have played a role in the development of the polar bear in Alaska and the brown bear in Russia into separate species?

• geographic isolation

• temporal isolation

• artificial selection

• behavioral isolation

Multiple Choice

The fossils of an extinct amphibian can be found in South America, Africa, and Australia. Which of the following statements best describes this occurrence?

• These continents were once next to one another before the process of continental drift separated them.

• Underwater tunnels once connected these continents.

• Ancient amphibians were able to swim long distances and cross oceans that separated the continents.

• The same amphibians evolved separated in three different areas of the world.

Multiple Choice

7B: This diagram of the fossil record represents changes in mollusks over millions of years. How can the pattern of change in the fossil record be explained?

• The mollusks were well adapted to their stable environment. A large, sudden change occurred in their environment. After the change, the mollusks with the bigger shells were better adapted for the new environment.

• The mollusks were well adapted to their stable environment. The mollusks hybridized with a smaller species of mollusk. A new species of mollusk with a bigger shell resulted.

• The mollusks were not well adapted to their environment. The length of the mollusks' shells changed gradually over time. The mollusks in the original population that had small shells died over a period of many years.

• The mollusks were well adapted to their environment. Humans introduced a new species of mollusk that was not adapted to this environment. The introduced mollusk out-competed the native mollusk species

Multiple Choice

7A Three species of lizards of the genus Gallotia are found on the Canary Islands, a chain of seven volcanic islands off the west coast of Africa. The easternmost island, Lanzarote, is the oldest, while the westernmost island, El Hierro, is the youngest. The distribution of lizard species is shown on the map.

Which statement about the ancestry of the lizards from the genus Gallotia is best supported by this information?

• The common ancestor of the lizards first colonized the island of El Hierro

• The ancestors of each species came from different continents at different times

• The common ancestor of the lizards probably came from Africa

• The ancestors of each species evolved in Spain and were brought to the islands at the same time.

Multiple Choice

7A This cladogram shows the evolutionary relationships among some mammals based on homologous structures.

Which statement is supported by this cladogram?

• Hippopotamuses are more closely related to cows than to javelinas.

• Toothed whales are more closely related to mouse deer than to hippopotamuses.

• Javelinas and pigs are more closely related than baleen whales and toothed whales.

• Cows and mouse deer are more closely related than javelinas and pigs

Multiple Choice

Why might a species of finch have a slightly shorter beak that its ancestors’ beaks?

• The ancestor finches had a viral fungi that eroded the keratin of the beaks to the size they are today.

• The shorter-beaked finches had a feeding advantage that became more successful over time.

• The shorter-beaked finches had beaks that were worn down from overuse.

• The shorter beaked finches resulted from a finch mating with a different species.

Multiple Choice

Yellow toucan birds seek out one another to make babies together and tend to avoid the green toucan birds.

• Genetic Drift
• Non-random mating
• Gene flow
• Mutation

Multiple Choice

7A: Cetaceans are whales and their relatives. The diagram shows some fossils of cetaceans. Which statement provides the best evidence that Ambulocetus natans is an ancestor of Basilosaurus isis?

• Homologous structures occur in each fossil

• Similar nitrogenous bases are found in the DNA of each fossil

• The fossils were found in different locations

• The youngest fossil is larger than the older fossils

Multiple Choice

A bear cub was born with mom's long claws and dad's wide ears. This cub happened to also be born with furry ears that didn't come from his parents. What could have created this new trait?

• Gene flow

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

• Genetic Drift

Multiple Choice

The diagram below represents a section of undisturbed sedimentary rock. The

general location of fossils of several closely related species is indicated. According to recently adapted evolutionary theory, which is the most probable

correct assumption to be made concerning species A, B, C, and D?

• B was already extinct when C evolved.

• C evolved more recently that A, B, and D.

• D is the ancestor of A, B, and C.

• A is the ancestor of C and D.

Multiple Choice

A small spider mite species has populations on several islands in the South Pacific. They live inside coconuts and exclusively eat smaller insects on the outer husk of the coconuts. During heavy storms, coconuts containing the spider mites can be carried from one island to another where the mites successfully breed with members of the same species on the new island. This is an example of –

• Genetic drift (small populations)

• Mutation

• Gene flow

• Non-random mating

Multiple Choice

7A Scientists can determine relatedness among organisms by comparing partial amino acid sequences. The table shows four partial amino acid sequences from four organisms.

Which organism is the LEAST related to the other three organisms?

• Organism 1

• Organism 2

• Organism 3

• Organism 4

Multiple Choice

7C: The diagram shows light- and dark-colored beetles that live on a tree. Which result is most likely to occur to the beetle population due to predation over time?

• The number of light-colored beetles in the population will increase

• There will be more dark-colored beetles than light-colored beetles

• The number of light-colored beetles will decrease

• The dark-colored beetles will move to a different type of tree

Multiple Choice

7D White-tailed deer are seasonal breeders. Female white-tailed deer begin their reproductive cycle in the fall. Rising testosterone levels in male white-tailed deer cause them to start their breeding season around the same time. Offspring are born the following spring and summer.

What is the most likely explanation for white-tailed deer having a seasonal breeding cycle instead of a monthly breeding cycle like many domesticated animals?

• Male and female deer come into contact with each other only in the fall.

• Large predators are not found in deer habitats during the spring and summer months.

• Giving birth only in the spring and summer ensures that offspring are born when food is most available.

• Deer give birth in the spring and summer in order to avoid being pregnant during the hot summer months.

Multiple Choice

8B: The relationships among different orders of millipedes are shown in the cladogram. Based on this cladogram, which statement best describes relationships among millipede orders?

• Stemmiulida is more closely related to Merocheta than Penicillata is to Merocheta

• Spirostreptida is most closely related to Glomerida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomerida

• Polyzoniida is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomeridesmida

• Merocheta is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Glomerida is to Glomeridesmida

Multiple Choice

7C The quiver tree grows in desert areas in southern Africa. In recent decades average temperatures have been rising in southern Africa. Scientists predict that this warming trend will continue. Quiver trees in the hottest parts of their range near the equator are dying, but quiver trees at high elevations or in parts of the range that are farther from the equator are growing and reproducing.

Which of these best explains what is happening to the quiver tree population in southern Africa?

• Individual quiver trees are unable to adjust to the rising temperatures, and only those in cooler parts of the range will survive.

• The quiver tree species is unable to survive rising temperatures throughout its range. The species is likely to undergo rapid extinction.

• Individual quiver trees can quickly adapt to rising temperatures. Individual trees will change their method of seed dispersal in cooler parts of the range.

• The quiver tree species will survive by producing offspring suited for warmer temperatures.

Multiple Choice

7E The white cattail is a hybrid species of plant that is a result of the cross between the broad-leaved cattail and the narrow-leaved cattail. Over time, the white cattail has established itself in the wetlands of Midwestern states.

Which of these explains the success of the white cattail?

• Favorable genes from parental generations provide advantageous characteristics to the hybrid species.

• Hybridization produces offspring traits that allow different species to survive in extreme environments.

• Inherited traits passed on from parental generations make hybrid species more susceptible to disease

• Hybrid species display more adaptations due to their reduced genetic diversity

Multiple Choice

7E: The table shows the survival rate of two types of beetles in the same environment over a period of three years. Which statement about the beetles in this environment is best supported by the data?

• Green beetles are more fit for the environment than brown beetles are.

• Brown beetles undergo a greater number of unfavorable mutations than green beetles do

• Green beetles have a greater gene frequency among their population than brown beetles have.

• Brown beetles have a shorter life cycle than green beetles have.

Multiple Choice

A small spider mite species that lives in volcanic islands has been diminished in half due to a tsunami devastating the island in recent years

• Genetic drift (small populations)

• Mutation

• Gene flow

• Non-random mating

Multiple Choice

Female birds of paradise choose males that have long, brightly colored feathers because they tend to be healthy and will lead to healthy offspring. This is an example of

• Gene flow

• Non-random mating

• Mutation

• Genetic Drift

Multiple Choice

7F Lord Howe Island is a volcanic island in the Tasman Sea that is about 11 km long and 2.8 km wide. The island has two species of palm trees, Howea forsteriana and the more abundant Howea belmoreana. The two species do not interbreed even when they grow very close to each other. Which evolutionary process fails to occur?

• Genetic drift of Howea forsteriana

• Natural selection of adaptive traits in both species

• Gene flow between the two species

• Mutations in Howea belmoreana

Multiple Choice

7F: Common baboons live on the savanna in breeding groups called troops. While females tend to stay with the troop, younger or less dominant males may leave to join a neighboring troop. Which of these is a likely outcome of movement by young males?

• Gene flow occurs between population

• Allele frequencies suddenly change

• Relative genotypic frequencies reach a constant state

• Intermediate phenotypes increase in the species

Multiple Choice

7D: The green frog (Lithobates clamitans clamitans) is found in many parts of the United States. The table contains some information about this frog. Why does the ability to lay 1,000 to 5,000 eggs increase the fitness of the species L. clamitans clamitans?

• It increases opportunities for offspring to compete for limited resources

• It increases the probability that some offspring will survive long enough to reproduce

• It increases the probability that moving water will promote gene flow from one population to another.

• It increases the chance of the recombination of alleles, leading to genetic drift in the population.

Multiple Choice

7E: A prey population consists of individuals with a variety of running speeds. The adaptation that allows some of these animals to run fast would be an example of natural selection if it helps them:

• survive and undergo mutations in their DNA

• lower the mortality rates of the population

• produce offspring that run at average speeds

• reproduce and increase the frequency of their genes in the population

Patterns Of Evolution

Today we will learn about the different ways in which evolution occurs.

How do new species form?

• A new ​species can form when a group of individuals remains isolated from the rest of its species long enough to evolve different traits that prevent reproduction

• Species can be cut off or isolated from other members of the species by natural barriers such as a river or the Grand Canyon

• It is possible that species can become so different that they will no longer be able to mate and will become separate species​

Patterns that Describe Rate of Evolution

• Scientists have developed two patterns to describe the pace of evolution - gradualism and punctuated equilibrium

• Gradualism - pattern of evolution characterized by the slow and steady accumulation of small genetic changes over long periods of time

  • The fossil record contains examples of species as they go through these gradual changes

• Punctuated Equilibrium - pattern of evolution in which long stable periods are interrupted by brief periods of more rapid change

Multiple Choice

When a new species is formed from a pre existing species this is known as?

• Extinction

• Speciation

• Gene flow

• Genetic Drift

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows data on the evolution of horses. The data in the diagram is evidence that -

• a new species of horse suddenly appeared

• horses slowly developed over time

• horses have similar stages of rapid embryological development

• horses have a common ancestry with other hooved animals

Multiple Choice

What type of extinction occurs when a Catastrophic event changes the environment suddenly.

• Gradual Extinction

• Mass Extinction

Multiple Choice

A new predatory of rabbits has been introduced within an ecosystem. This new predator runs faster than the native predators of rabbits. Which statement describes what will most likely occur in the rabbit population due to the introduction of the predator?

• The rabbits will mutate their genes and express genes that increase their speed

• Slower rabbits will develop stronger legs and pass this trait to their offspring

• Rabbits will mate and produce offspring with a different species that has faster runners

• Faster rabbits will survive and reproduce increasing the average speed of the rabbit population

Multiple Choice

The aye-aye lemur is a mammal that feeds mostly on insect larvae that live inside trees. The aye-aye lemur has a specialized middle finger that is long and thin. The aye-aye lemur moves along a tree branch and taps the branch with its specialized finger. When the aye-aye lemur hears a difference in the echo, it will tear open the bark with its teeth until the insect tunnel is exposed. The aye-aye lemur then uses its specialized finger to reach the insect larvae and remove it. Which selective pressure most likely results in the development of the aye-aye lemur's special adaptation?

• Limited availability of water

• competing for mates

• large numbers of natural predators

• food sources that are hard to find

Multiple Choice

Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould researched the lenses of the eyes of fossil trilobites of different species. In 1972 they published a paper in which they described the tendency of a species to remain the same until a sudden change in the environment causes a new related species to appear. Which hypothesis was most challenged by they work of Eldredge and Gould?

• Redi's hypothesis that spontaneous generation does not occur

• Haeckel's hypothesis that embryological development mimics the evolution of species

• Wallace's hypothesis that geography affects the distribution of species

• Darwin's hypothesis that the development of species is a slow, gradual process

Multiple Choice

The white cattail is a hybrid species of plant that is a result of the cross between the bread-leaved cattail and the narrow-leaved cattail. Over time, the white cattail has established itself in the wetlands of Midwestern states. Which of these explains the success of the white cattail?

• favorable genes from parental generations provide advantageous characteristics to the hybrid species

• hybridization produces offspring traits that allow different species to survive in extreme environments

• inherited traits passed on from parental generations make hybrid species more susceptible to disease

• hybrid species display more adaptations due to their reduced genetic diversity

Multiple Choice

Adaptations that result from natural selection are expected to increase the fitness of an organism. In terms of natural selection, which of the following best describes fitness?

• being able to escape from predators

• being among the strongest organisms in a population

• being able to survive, find a mate, and produce offspring

• being able to survive long enough to reach the adult stage

Multiple Choice

The graph shows the number of taxa of reptiles whose fossilized tracks have been found. Which statement is best supported by these data?

• competition for food and shelter among reptile species was very low during the Triassic period

• a great extinction occurred during the Jurassic period

• environmental conditions for speciation were most favorable for reptiles during the Permian period

• reptiles adapted to a terrestrial environment during the Cretaceous period

Multiple Choice

After examining the fossil record, scientists have determined that scorpions today are much smaller than their extinct ancestors. For example, Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a giant scorpion species that lived 255 million to 460 million years ago, was 2.5 meters long. Which of the following conclusions is supported by this information?

• Scorpions living today have increased their numbers since they first appeared

• Scorpions in the fossil record are smaller than their descendants are

• Scorpions have changed as a result of natural selection

• Scorpions do not appear in their original state in the fossil record

Multiple Choice

In the 1940s, the scientist J. B. S. Haldane linked many human red blood cell disorders with the tropical regions where malaria occurs. Haldane hypothesized that the widespread presence of these red blood cell disorders as well as traits that protect individuals from malaria were the result of natural selection. Haldane's hypothesis was later confirmed by the research of A. C. Allison. The resistance to malaria carried by individuals in areas where malaria is widespread is the result of -

• a vaccine against malaria

• the individuals' genetic composition

• antibiotic medications

• the individuals' behavior in avoiding those with the infection

Multiple Choice

The table shows the survival rate of two types of beetles in the same environment over a period of three years. Which statement about the beetles in this environment is best supported by the data?

• green beetles are more fit for the environment than brown beetles are

• brown beetles undergo a greater number of unfavorable mutations than green beetles do

• green beetles have a greater gene frequency among their population than brown beetles

• brown beetles have a shorter life cycle than green beetles have

Multiple Choice

This diagram of the fossil record represents changes in mollusks over millions of years. How can the pattern of change in the fossil record best be explained?

• The mollusks were well adapted to their stable environment. A large, sudden change occurred in their environment. After the change the mollusks with the bigger shells were better adapted to the new environment

• The mollusks were well adapted to their stable environment. The mollusks hybridized with a smaller species of mollusk. A new species of mollusk with a bigger shell resulted

• The mollusks were not well adapted to their environment. The length of the mollusks' shells changed gradually over time. The mollusks in the original population that had small shells died over a period of many years

• The mollusks were well adapted to their environment. Humans introduced a new species of mollusk that was not adapted to this environment. The introduced mollusk outcompeted the native mollusk species

Multiple Choice

A prey population consists of individuals with a variety of running speeds. The adaptation that allows some of these animals to run fast would be an example of natural selection if it helps them -

• survive and undergo mutations in their DNA

• lower the mortality rates of the population

• produce offspring that run at average speeds

• reproduce and increase the frequency of their genes in the population

Multiple Choice

The cladogram shows the evolution of land plants as indicated by fossil records. Which discovery would challenge the validity of this cladogram?

• A large aquatic vascular plant about 200 million years old

• A species of algae that has existed for less than one million years

• A moss species that has existed for less than 380 million years

• A fossil of a fern more than 425 million years old

Multiple Choice

Evolution occurring gradually and slowly over long periods of time

• Homeostasis

• Stasis

• Punctuated Equilibrium

• Gradualism

Multiple Choice

Nudibranchs are marine gastropods that lack shells. Many of these gastropods retain the foul-tasting poisons of their prey and secrete them when threatened. The bright coloration of nudibranchs warns predators to avoid them. Based on this information, how has adaptation allowed marine gastropods to be successful without a shell?

• they find enough food as they move through the marine environment

• they blend in with their environment to hide from their predators

• they are not attacked by most predators and are able to reproduce successfully

• they have bright colors that attract a mate

Multiple Choice

In the European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), implantation of embryos after breeding is delayed. The deer breed in July or August but do not give birth until the following May or June. From summer to late December, the embryo rests in a state of dormancy as a 30-cell blastocyst. In late December or early January, the embryo sends a signal that causes the female to release hormones, allowing the embryo to continue to develop normally. Why is delayed implantation an advantageous adaptation for the European roe deer?

• delayed implantation allows the mother to continue to breed with other males

• without delayed implantation, the females would not be able to carry a pregnancy to full term

• delayed implantation enables the female to give birth to more fawns each year

• without delayed implantation, the fawns would be born in the winter when food is scarce and the weather is harsh

Multiple Choice

Plants have developed many methods of seed dispersal. The table shows seeds of two different plants. How has the seed dispersal method developed by these plants given them a reproductive advantage?

• the method ensures that offspring will be dispersed and reduces competition for resources

• the method reduces the chance that herbivores will consume the seeds

• the method lengthens the life cycle of each of these plants

• the method reduces the plants' need for water and other nutrients

Multiple Choice

Scientists estimate that there are more than 20,000 species of ants. The species range in size from 1 mm long to 30 mm long and live in most environments. The diets of ants range from flowers and seeds to fluids from their own larvae. Ants have been able to successfully inhabit so many different environments because their populations have been able to -

• hybridize with other species of insects

• adapt to a variety of habitats and food sources

• fill niches usually occupied by mammals

• occupy habitats that have no other life-forms

Multiple Choice

In Madagascar scientists have discovered a moth, Xanthopan morganii preadicta, that has a 30.5 cm proboscis and feeds from and pollinates Darwin's orchid, Angraecum sesquipedale. The orchid has a nectar-producing tube that is 27.9 cm long. How is the moth's proboscis size an adaptation for its environment?

• the moth can avoid larger animals

• the moth can pollinate other flowers

• the moth has little competition for food

• the moth has time to feed during the day

Multiple Choice

Some organisms have genes that improve their ability to survive and reproduce. If the genes also help their offspring survive and reproduce, then which of the following will most likely increase?

• the frequency of the genes in one individual

• the frequency of the genes in the population

• the number of genes in one chromosome

• the number of genes in the species

Multiple Choice

The Kaibab squirrel and the Abert's squirrel are members of the same species.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

A harmless scarlet king snake and a venomous eastern coral snake have similar band patterns as shown. For the scarlet king snake, the adaptation of having a banding pattern like the eastern coral snake's is known as mimicry. The outcome of this adaptation in the scarlet king snake is to -

• make it easier for the scarlet king snake to attract prey

• make it easier for the scarlet king snake to interbreed with the other snake

• allow the scarlet king snake to blend in with its environment

• protect the scarlet king snake from predators

Multiple Choice

What type of evolution occurs when there is a sudden, rapid change then no change for a long time?

• Co-Evolution
• Punctuated Equilibrium
• Divergent Evolution
• Convergent Evolution

Multiple Choice

__________ occurs when some members of a species become cut off.

• gradualism

• isolation

• mate or reproduce

• punctuated equilibrium

Multiple Choice

The cow and the dog are separate species, unable to _________ with each other.

• gradualism

• isolation

• mate or reproduce

• punctuated equilibrium

Multiple Choice

__________ is a pattern of new species evolving during short periods of rapid change.

• gradualism

• isolation

• mate or reproduce

• punctuated equilibrium

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains how natural selection occurs?

• Individuals acquire traits during their lives that they pass on to offspring.

• Only individuals with adaptive traits want to reproduce and pass their traits to offspring.

• Traits are genetically based, and individuals with adaptive traits are more likely to survive and pass on their traits to offspring.

• When organisms reproduce, they pass along only their most useful traits to offspring.

Multiple Choice

The aye-aye lemur is a mammal that feeds mostly on insect larvae that live inside trees. The aye-aye lemur has a specialized middle finger that is long and thin. The aye-aye lemur moves along a tree branch and taps the branch with its specialized finger. When the aye-aye lemur hears a difference in the echo, it will tear open the bark with its teeth until the insect tunnel is exposed. The aye-aye lemur then uses its specialized finger to reach the insect larvae and remove it. Which selective pressure most likely results in the development of the aye-aye lemur's special adaptation?

• Limited availability of water

• competing for mates

• large numbers of natural predators

• food sources that are hard to find

Multiple Choice

The white cattail is a hybrid species of plant that is a result of the cross between the bread-leaved cattail and the narrow-leaved cattail. Over time, the white cattail has established itself in the wetlands of Midwestern states. Which of these explains the success of the white cattail?

• favorable genes from parental generations provide advantageous characteristics to the hybrid species

• hybridization produces offspring traits that allow different species to survive in extreme environments

• inherited traits passed on from parental generations make hybrid species more susceptible to disease

• hybrid species display more adaptations due to their reduced genetic diversity

Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection

1.There is variation within any species

2. All organisms tend to over-reproduce
making competition for food and
water.

3.There is a struggle for survival which
can lead to extinction.

4.The fittest survive and pass on their
genes which may lead to new
species.

5.The environment determines who is
the fittest.

Multiple Choice

The table shows the survival rate of two types of beetles in the same environment over a period of three years. Which statement about the beetles in this environment is best supported by the data?

• green beetles are more fit for the environment than brown beetles are

• brown beetles undergo a greater number of unfavorable mutations than green beetles do

• green beetles have a greater gene frequency among their population than brown beetles

• brown beetles have a shorter life cycle than green beetles have

Multiple Choice

A prey population consists of individuals with a variety of running speeds. The adaptation that allows some of these animals to run fast would be an example of natural selection if it helps them -

• survive and undergo mutations in their DNA

• lower the mortality rates of the population

• produce offspring that run at average speeds

• reproduce and increase the frequency of their genes in the population

5. Environmental
Adaptations:

Organisms that
are better
adapted to their
environment
have a higher
chance of
survival.

Katydids have camouflage to
look like leaves.

Non-poisonous king snakes mimic
poisonous coral snakes.

Multiple Choice

In Madagascar scientists have discovered a moth, Xanthopan morganii preadicta, that has a 30.5 cm proboscis and feeds from and pollinates Darwin's orchid, Angraecum sesquipedale. The orchid has a nectar-producing tube that is 27.9 cm long. How is the moth's proboscis size an adaptation for its environment?

• the moth can avoid larger animals

• the moth can pollinate other flowers

• the moth has little competition for food

• the moth has time to feed during the day