Ecology Quiz : BSC 2021

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• The long neck of a giraffe
• Penguins huddling together for warmth
• A camel's hump used to store water
• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

An example of a physical adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell
• The spikes on a porcupine fish
• a rabbit burrowing underground
• a viper biting when threatened

An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment 
• Mimicry
• Camouflage

_________ cannot make their own food, so they need to consume (eat) plants or animals.

• consumers
• producers
• decomposers

____ make their own food through photosynthesis. 

• consumer
• decomposer
• producer

What does a food chain contain? Choose ALL correct answers.

• consumer
• producer
• decomposer
• all of the above

_______are animals that eat only plants.

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

_________ are animals that eat BOTH plants and animals. 

• omnivore
• carnivore
• herbivore

a _______ shows how each living thing gets food and how nutrients and energy are passed from organism to organism. 

• ecosystem
• food chain

what is a lion considered?

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer