Adaptations

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?

• natural selection
• overproduction
• competition
• variation

What did Darwin observe about finches in the Galapagos Islands?

• Their feathers were adapted to match their environment.
• Their beaks were adaptations related to the foods the finches ate.
• They had identical characteristics in all locations.
• They had identical genes in all locations.

Change in the hereditary features of a type of organism over time is _________.

• evolution

• spontaneous generation

• growth

• biogenesis

Structures and behaviors for finding food, protection, and for moving from place to place are an organism's _________ to its environment.

• selective breedings

• speciation

• adaptations

• traits

the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past

• sedimentary rock
• relative dating
• fossil
• radioactive element

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Only _____ traits are considered adaptations because they can be passed on to future offspring.

• similar
• different
• inherited

Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?

• flowers with bright colors
• sharp thorns
• small seeds
• deep roots

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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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A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 

• an adaptation
• environment
• response
• stimulus

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Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?

• A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous.
• A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to play dead.
• A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
• A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.

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