Adaptations and Natural Selection

Adaptation is

• the process that makes an organism look better

• the process in which weak organisms are killed off

• the process in which an organism becomes better adapted to its environment

• the process in which oxygen is transformed into glucose

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The squirrel in the picture is using an adaptation called

• camouflage

• hibernation

• migration

• retention

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An example of stuctural/physical adaptation is...

• blood type

• migration

• camouflage

Adaptations can be:

• camouflage

• ability to survive cold weather

• hunting skills

• all of the above

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Differences in traits are called:

• natural selection

• genetic variations

• artificial selection

• adaptations

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

• Charles Darwin
• Albert Einstein
• Steven Hawking
• Isaac Newton

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

• To look different from other species.
• To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
• To protect itself against predators.
• To protect itself against prey.

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Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted
• the fastest
• the strongest
• the most domesticated (tamed)

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Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?

• Yes, they know they need to change to survive 
• No, they change because of natural selection

What is a trait?

• a color

• the quality or characteristic of an organism

• the DNA of an organism

• when mutations cause extra limbs.