True or False? The structures of an animal's teeth help it eat the food in its environment.

• True

• False

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Wolves have very long, sharp teeth. This structure is good for...

• Grinding plants

• Killing animals to eat

What is the function of a grove snails shell?

• To act as a raincoat

• To protect from predators

• To be pretty

Review the data below. Grove Snails have to avoid its predator, the Song Thrush. A Song Thrush will crack a snail’s shell to eat it. It’s easier for which snail to not get eaten?

• It’s easier for snails with banded shells to meet the need to avoid being eaten by their predator, because the stronger shells won’t crack as easily when the Song Thrush hits them on a rock.

• It’s easier for snails with yellow shells to avoid being eaten, because the weaker shell will protect the snail more than the stronger shell.

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What if Turkeys lived in the snails’ environment, instead of Song Thrushes? Wild Turkeys don’t crack the snails’ shells. They just swallow the snails in whole. Would having a stronger shell in this environment make it easier for snails to avoid being eaten by the Turkeys?

• Yes, the trait of a stronger shell would make it easier for the snails to avoid being eaten.

• No, the trait of a stronger shell would not make it easier for the snails to avoid being eaten because they just swallow then in whole.

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True or False: An organism’s traits can make it easier or harder for the organism to meet its needs in its environment.

• True

• False

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When a trait makes it easier for an organism to survive in its environment, Scientists say that the trait is…

• Adaptive

• Non-adaptive

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When a trait makes it harder for an organism to survive in its environment, Scientists say that the trait is……

• Adaptive

• Non-adaptive

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In a snowy environment, having white and long fur makes it easier for organisms to stay warm and avoid being seen by its predator. These traits are…

• Adaptive

• Non-adaptive

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In a population, organisms with __________________ traits are more likely to survive in their environment.

• Adaptive

• Non-adaptive

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