Adaptation #@

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche

• structure

• characteristic

• adaptation

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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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Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?

• natural selection

• selective breeding

• genetic engineering

• genetic transformation

Beak shape depends on...

• where birds live

• who they hang out with

• diet (fish or seeds)

• exercise

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What adaptation is represented by the image?

• Dormancy

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Seed Dispersal

A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring.

• Mutation

• Species

• Adaptation

• Variation

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This is the organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

• Variation

• Mutation

• Natural Selection

• Gradualism

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This is an inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species.

• Variation

• Mutation

• Punctuated Equilibrium

• Embryology

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This is any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment.

• Evolution

• Graduation

• Species

• Adaptation

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Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?

• looking like a dangerous animal
• being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
• having sharp claws or a strong shel
• having only a few young and caring for them

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