8.11B Short-Long Term

Which statement is a valid conclusion based on the evidence provided?

• Long-term environmental changes require less recovery time because the animals adapt as the change takes place

• Long-term environmental changes require more recovery time

• Short-term environmental changes require more recovery time

• Short-term environmental changes are more likely to cause a species to perish

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A massive flood strikes a forest ecosystem without warning. What will happen to organisms in the ecosystem?

• Most organisms evacuate the flooded area

• Most organisms drown in the flood waters

• Most organisms adapt to the wet environment

• Some organisms evacuate, while others die in the flood waters.

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A particular Arctic climate historically receives snowfall 10 months of the year. Some rabbits in this climate have white fur, while other rabbits have fur that changes color during the warm months. Over time, the area experience less snow, only 6.5 months of the year. Which trait is favorable in this new climate?

• White fur is more favorable because the rabbits spend a majority of the year in snow

• Brown fur is more favorable because the rabbits spend a majority of the year without snow

• Light tan fur is more favorable because the rabbits can blend into any environment

• White fur that changes to brown during the warm months is more favorable because the rabbits can be camouflaged all year long

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Why is short-term environmental change more likely to negatively affect a population than a long-term change?

• Animals do not have time to adapt

• Animals always die

• Animals always move away and leave the ecosystem with less biodiversity

• All of the answer choices

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A class of science students investigates and records short-term effects of a tornado that destroyed an area near the school. Which change was NOT caused by the tornado?

• Trees were knocked down

• Species of squirrels became extinct

• Flooding damaged dam

• Buildings were destroyed

How are future populations affected by long-term environmental change?

• Future populations inherit feeding patterns

• Future populations pass on fewer inherited traits

• Future populations with inherited traits suffer from disease and malnutrition

• Future populations inherit traits that allow for survival in the new environment

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Hurricane Harvey caused a massive amount of flooding that affected many species of terrestrial life. How would a population of terrestrial animals survive this natural disaster?

• The population cannot escape a sudden flood

• The population can adapt to become marine animals

• The population must flee to higher land or perish

• None of the answer choices

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Four students categorized several environmental changes as short-term or long-term changes. Which chart correctly categorizes short- and long-term change?

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Plate movement separated species of organisms. This isolation lead to -

• species developing different traits to allow survival in different environments

• species acquiring learned behaviors due to the separation

• species developing similar traits to allow survival in different environments

• species inheriting different traits that caused extinction due to the separation

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Which situation does NOT require an organism to adapt due to an environmental change?

• Ice age

• Climate change

• Flooding

• Deforestation

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