Adaptations and Heredity

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.

• commensalism
• parasitism
• mutualism

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The otters help the kelp by eating the sea urchins which consume the kelp endangering it. The kelp provides an anchor for the otter to wrap around themselves while they sleep.

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

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In a mutual relationship, both organisms are ________________. 

• hurt
• not effected
• harmed
• benefiting 

In a parasitic relationship, one organism is ___________ and one organism is benefiting. 

• helped
• harmed
• not effected
• happy

Which one is NOT one of the basic needs of animals?

• Food
• Water
• Shelter
• Migration

The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:

• hibernation.
• behavior.
• migration.
• camouflage.

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The praying mantis looks very much like a blade of grass. What is it called when animals look like other animals or plants?

• camouflage
• mimicry
• locomotion
• hibernation

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When a cheetah teaches it's cub to hunt, this is called a  __________. 

• learned behavior
• predator
• physical characteristic
• migration

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Instinct or Learned Behavior?
Dogs pant when they are hot. 

• Instinct
• Learned

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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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