Adaptations & Natural Selection

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What is an adaptation?

• Any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive.

• A characteristic that helps animals blend in.

• Where an animal or plant lives.

• When an organism copies another organism.

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When animals adapt to new conditions, they __________ them.

• cannot survive

• adjust to

• run away from

• move to

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An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• The long neck of a giraffe
• Penguins huddling together for warmth
• A camel's hump used to store water
• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

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An example of a physical/structural adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell

• The spikes on a porcupine fish

• a rabbit burrowing underground

• a viper biting when threatened

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An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment 
• Mimicry
• Camouflage

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The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:

• hibernation.
• behavior.
• migration.
• camouflage.

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The tundra is a vast plain with frigid temperatures and plenty of snow. Which of the following adaptations does not help the polar bear survive in the tundra.

• Layers of fat for insulation

• webbed toes for swimming

• white fur for camouflage

• total herbivorous diet

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

• To look different from other species.
• To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
• To protect itself against predators.
• To protect itself against prey.

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Some students are outside on a nature walk around the school. They notice a lot of dandelions in different areas all over the school yard. Which adaptation helps dandelions spread to many locations in the school yard?

• green stems on each plant
• bright, yellow flowers
• light, fluffy seeds
• strong, thick roots

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When animals fight for resources, it is called ​ (a) ​

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  . If there are too many offspring, or ​ (b) ​

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  , some animals may die out. The ones that survive have the advantageous ​ (c) ​

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  of the trait, and are more desirable for ​ (d) ​

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  of a mate.