Which adaptation (for the underlined animal) serves the function of defense?

A porcupine’s quills cause a predator to seek another meal.

A walking stick looks like the twig on which it rests.

A whale filters plankton and krill from the water in which it swims.

A penguin is dark on top and white below to blend in with the water.

Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?

A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous.

A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to play dead.

A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.

A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.

The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution. How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?

Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.

Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.

Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.

Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.

Starting in 1954, commercial fishers in the northwest Pacific were paid by weight, rather than by the individual fish, for pink salmon. The fishers increased the use of a type of net that selectively catches larger fish. Which of the following effects did this change in fishing technique most likely have on the salmon population over the next 20 years?

The average body size of the salmon population decreased significantly.

The average body size of the salmon population increased significantly.

The average body size of the males in the salmon population increased, and the females stayed the same.

Which of the following statements gives the most likely explanation for the presence of two very similar species of squirrels living on opposite sides of the Grand Canyon?

Members of one single squirrel species were geographically separated by the formation of the canyon.

One squirrel traveled across the canyon and started a new population on the other side.

One squirrel traveled across the canyon and interbred with a different population on the other side.

Members of two different squirrel species migrated from two different places to opposite sides of the canyon.

The Asian shore crab invaded parts of the eastern coast of the United States about 15 years ago. The Asian shore crab preys on blue mussels. In the time since the Asian shore crab arrived, the average shell thickness of the blue mussel population has increased. Which of the following is the most likely reason that this increase in shell thickness has occurred?

Blue mussels with thick shells survive and reproduce more successfully than mussels without thick shells.

Blue mussels with thick shells attract more crabs that mussels without thick shells.

Blue mussels with thick shells grow in larger colonies than mussels without thick shells.

Blue mussels with thick shells catch more food per day than mussels without thick shells.

Some willow trees alter the chemical composition of their leaves when attacked by caterpillars. Compared to normal leaves, the chemically altered leaves are less nutritious and more difficult for caterpillars to digest. Which of the following is a likely effect of this ability to alter leaf composition?

Willow trees with this ability have a survival advantage over other willow trees.

Willow trees with this ability will attract more caterpillars than other willow trees.

More butterflies will lay their eggs on willow trees with this ability than other willow trees.

what is an adaptation?

a change in behavior or physical aspect of an organism in order to be better suited to survive in a particular environment.

a change that an organism quickly develps to survive

a unique characteristic that makes an organsism more dominant

a shift in an organisms behavior

Adaptations

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Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic

Hibernation

Locomotion

Camouflage

Migration

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Being able to move around to find resources that animals need. Adaptation: A bunny hopping around looking for food.

HIbernation

Locomotion

Migration

Food Obtainment

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30 sec • 1 pt

A resting state through the winter.
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months

Locomotion

Hibernation

Migration

Defense

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30 sec • 1 pt

How an animal protects itself Adaptation: Skunk and its spray

Defense

Hibernation

Locomotion

Migration

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Is the following a structural or behavioral adaptation? Birds sing to attract mates for reproduction.

Structural

Behavioral

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Is the following a structural or behavioral adaptation? Porcupines have sharp quills to defend themselves from predators.

Structural

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This animal's countershading coloration allows for camouflage from both above and below.

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Adaptations

Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic

Being able to move around to find resources that animals need. Adaptation: A bunny hopping around looking for food.

A resting state through the winter.
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months

How an animal protects itself Adaptation: Skunk and its spray

Is the following a structural or behavioral adaptation? Birds sing to attract mates for reproduction.

Is the following a structural or behavioral adaptation? Porcupines have sharp quills to defend themselves from predators.

This animal's countershading coloration allows for camouflage from both above and below.

This organism has adapted to have a large, powerful beak with a severe tip that is used for tearing its food.

This organism has fanning skin flaps attached to the jaw so that when hissing with the jaw open, this gives the impression that it is a much larger organism than it really is in order to scare off predators.

Which organism has bright coloration as an adaptation?

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Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic

Being able to move around to find resources that animals need. Adaptation: A bunny hopping around looking for food.

A resting state through the winter. Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months

How an animal protects itself Adaptation: Skunk and its spray

Is the following a structural or behavioral adaptation? Birds sing to attract mates for reproduction.

Is the following a structural or behavioral adaptation? Porcupines have sharp quills to defend themselves from predators.

This animal's countershading coloration allows for camouflage from both above and below.

This organism has adapted to have a large, powerful beak with a severe tip that is used for tearing its food.

This organism has fanning skin flaps attached to the jaw so that when hissing with the jaw open, this gives the impression that it is a much larger organism than it really is in order to scare off predators.

Which organism has bright coloration as an adaptation?

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Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic

A resting state through the winter.
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months