Natural Selection and Adaptations

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

The squirrel in the picture is using an adaptation called

• camouflage

• hibernation

• migration

• retention

An example of stuctural/physical adaptation is...

• blood type

• bioluminescence

• camouflage

• migration

Which one is selective breeding

• genetic mutations in a rabbit that gives it more fur

• a cutie orange

• two deer mating

• none of the above

In selective breeding humans select the most desirable traits

• True

• False

Breeding two cows to produce more milk and meat is natural selection

• true

• false

When an organism copies a characteristic of something else in order to better its chances for survival and reproduction

• hibernation
• camouflage
• mimicry
• migration

The seasonal movement of an organism from one place to another

• camouflage
• migration
• hibernation
• function

When an organism slows its life functions for a period of time to better its chances for survival during harsh conditions

• camouflage
• migration
• mimicry
• hibernation

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

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