Adaptations Lesson 2

An inherited trait that helps an organism survive in its environment is called a(n) ___________________.

• inheritance

• variation

• chromosome

• adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Slight differences in inherited traits among individual members of a species is known as __________________.

• variation

• inheritance

• trait

• natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The process by which organisms with variations that help them survive in their environment live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variation.

• adaptations

• varitation

• natural selection

• inherited traits

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An adaptation that helps a species to blend in with its environment is called ___________________.

• coloring

• natural selection

• mimicry

• camouflage

An adaptation in which one species looks like another species is called _____________________.

• coloring

• natural selection

• mimicry

• camouflage

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Variations occur through these changes in DNA sequence (they can be harmful, not harmful, or beneficial)

• mutations

• variation

• mimicry

• camouflage

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What is the selection and breeding of organisms with desired traits called?

• natural selection

• mutation

• variation

• selective breeding

Differences in the pattern of spots on a giraffe or differences in the hair color of humans are examples of __________________.

• mutations

• chromosomes

• behavioral adaptation

• variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A nonpoisonous butterfly has coloration and marking similar to a poisonous butterfly. This is an example of _________________.

• functional adaptation

• mimicry

• camouflage

• natural selection

What is the best example of a behavioral adaptation?

• human sweating

• opossum playing dead

• a cheetah’s stripes

• sharp claws on an alligator