Field Bio Quiz 6

The full range of physical and biological condition in which a species lives AND the way a species obtains what it needs to survive and reproduce. The job of a species in its ecosystem.

• food chain

• habitat

• niche

• ecology

Some animals move great distances as the seasons change.  What is this called?

• hibernation
• migration
• habitat
• coloration

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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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because animals with these traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because animals with these traits are stronger.
• Because only advantageous traits can be passed on. 
• Because animals with these traits are unable to reproduce.

Behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.

• niche
• species
• adaptation
• mutation

'Strainer' birds feed on?

• anything
• nectar
• aquatic plants
• small mammals

'Spear' birds feed on?

• fish
• small mammals
• anything
• nectar

Birds of prey have _____ beaks

• sharp hooked
• thin and pointed
• thick and round
• sharp and narrow

This bird foot is for

• swimming
• climbing
• perching
• grasping

This bird foot is for

• swimming
• climbing
• perching
• scratching