Evolution Practice Questions

The space, conditions and all the living and non-living things around an organism is its _________________.

• home
• environment
• neighborhood
• ecosystem

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

• niche
• structure
• characteristic
• adaptation

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Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

• mimicry
• camouflage
• hibernation
• migration

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The place or environment where an organism naturally lives

• function
• habitat
• community
• ecosystem

A group of organisms which are similar to each other and can combine to have offspring

• species
• characteristic
• club
• organisms

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A group of organisms of the same species

• ecosystem
• community
• population
• group

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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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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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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The theory of evolution by natural selection means that what is changing over time?

• The inherited traits of a population.
• The acquired traits of a population.
• Hair color and eye color
• Attractive features.

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