variations and adaptations

Selective breeding is when

• animals change because of their environment
• humans choose the desired traits and breed animals
• when animals fight each other to survive
• when humans go to the pet store

Anything that helps an animal survive in its environment.

• counter-shading
• mimicry
• adaptation
• camouflage

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_______________ is when an animal blends into its environment.

• camouflage
• mimicry
• warning coloration

How do adaptations help animals?

• To hide from predators
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

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What does it mean to hibernate?

• To change your physical characteristics
• To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
• To travel to a warmer location
• To blend in with the environment

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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Biodiversity refers to

• extinct species
• the variety of species on Earth
• nonrenewable resources
• the rate of species decline

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The ears of this fox are an example of...

• A behavioral adaptation
• Poor breeding
• A physical adaptation
• Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong

Giraffes have long necks. This allows them to eat from the tops of trees where other animals cannot reach. This is a result of...

• Natural Selection 
• Adaptation 
• Variation
• Stretching

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The number of different species in an area is referred to as its.

• Nich diversity
• climate
• Biodiversity
• Habitat fragmentation

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