25-26 Adaptations & Natural Selection Review

Multiple Choice

What is the process by which organisms change over time as those with traits best suited to an environment pass their traits to the next generation?

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

• Mutation

Multiple Choice

What do random genetic mutations provide that help organisms survive and reproduce better?

• Beneficial traits

• Harmful traits

• Neutral traits

• Invasive traits

Multiple Choice

What are the two main types of factors that affect organisms in an ecosystem?

• Biotic and Abiotic

• Air and Water

• Predators and Prey

• Plants and Animals

Multiple Choice

What are the basic needs for survival that every animal must meet in their ecosystem?

• Food

• Water

• Shelter

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of behavioral adaptations described in the image?

• Instinctual

• Learned

• Both

• None

Open Ended

List three examples of structural adaptations in animals.

Multiple Choice

What are structural adaptations in animals?

• Inherited physical features

• Learned behaviors

• Environmental changes

• Dietary habits

Multiple Choice

What are physiological adaptations?

• Internal processes that occur within an animal's body

• External changes in an animal's environment

• Behavioral changes in animals

• Physical characteristics of animals

Open Ended

List three examples of structural adaptations in plants.

Multiple Choice

What are structural adaptations in plants?

• Inherited physical features

• Environmental changes

• Seasonal behaviors

• Nutrient absorption methods

Multiple Select

What are the three types of adaptations shown for scorpions and succulents?

• Behavioral

• Physiological

• Structural

• Environmental

Multiple Choice

What are the behavioral, physiological, and structural adaptations of the Nurse Shark and Lotus plant?

• Behavioral: bottom resting, flower opening/closing

• Physiological: reduced oxygen demand, self-cleaning surface chemistry

• Structural: flattened body, waxy leaves

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What are the behavioral, physiological, and structural adaptations of the toucan and cocoa plant as shown in the images?

• Behavioral: fruit foraging, shade growth orientation; Physiological: heat regulation, caffeine production; Structural: large beak, broad leaves

• Behavioral: shade growth orientation, fruit foraging; Physiological: caffeine production, heat regulation; Structural: broad leaves, large beak

• Behavioral: heat regulation, shade growth orientation; Physiological: caffeine production, fruit foraging; Structural: large beak, broad leaves

• Behavioral: fruit foraging, caffeine production; Physiological: shade growth orientation, heat regulation; Structural: broad leaves, large beak

Multiple Choice

What are the adaptations of the Giant Sequoia?

• Constriction of prey, shedding cycles, patterned scales

• Fire-dependent germination, fire resistance chemistry, thick bark

• Constriction of prey, fire-dependent germination, thick bark

• Shedding cycles, fire resistance chemistry, patterned scales

Multiple Choice

What are the behavioral, physiological, and structural adaptations of the Corn Snake?

• Constriction of prey, shedding cycles, patterned scales

• Fire-dependent germination, fire resistance chemistry, thick bark

• Constriction of prey, fire-dependent germination, thick bark

• Shedding cycles, fire resistance chemistry, patterned scales

Multiple Select

What are the behavioral adaptations of the Coyote and the Purple Coneflower?

• pack hunting

• pollinator attraction

• breeding calls

• water absorption expansion

Open Ended

If a group of Fennec Foxes were moved to the Tundra, would they immediately grow thick fur and small ears to survive? What do you think would affect their survival?

Poll

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