Animal Adaptations

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

• Albert Einstein
• Charles Darwin
• Charles Barkley
• Isaac Newton

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Another word for adapt is ____________.

• change

• create

• happen

• move

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment, survive and reproduce, therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?

• Evolution

• Variation

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

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The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

• Species
• Environmental Change
• Adaptation
• Variation

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When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

• Adaption
• Extinction
• Fossilization
• Mutation

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The struggle for resources (food, water, land) against other members (both in the same species and outside) is

• Competition

• Natural Selection

• gene flow

• genetic drift

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Why would an animal need to adapt?

• To increase the chances of survival and reproduction.

• To impress others.

• It doesn't need to adapt.

• Because the species went extinct.

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What is a behavioral adaptation?

• The way an animal acts.

• The way an animal is built.

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What is a structural adaptation?

• The way an animal acts.

• The way an animal is built.

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What is a reason that an animal would go extinct?

• A very quick change to the environment.

• Introduction of humans to the environment.

• A volcanic eruption that changes major patterns in the environment.

• All of the listed answers could cause an extinction.

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