Adaptation

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

• niche

• structure

• characteristic

• adaptation

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

What adaptation is represented by the image?

• Dormancy

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Seed Dispersal

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

• Variation

• Mutation

• Natural Selection

• Gradualism

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

• an adaptation

• environment

• response

• stimulus

How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape animals

• to hunt for food

• to survive in their habitats

• All of these are correct

Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

• Desert

• Temperate forest

• Grassland

• Tropical Rainfroest

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

• A snake unhinges its jaw to eat a rabbit it just caught.
• A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to pretend to be 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.

The environment in which an animal lives is called its...

• habitat
• adaptation
• variation
• relatedness