Ecosystems, Adaptations, and Natural Changes Test

What is the definition for "adaptation"?

• A body part that lets an animal hunt more efficiently.

• Camouflage.

• A change in an organism's body or its behavior that lets it better survive its environment.

• A competitive organism that gets more resources than others in its environment.

Adaptations come in two types: _____________ and ______________ (check all that apply).

• predator

• physical

• behavioral

• survival

What kind of adaptation is this: a skunk has black and white stripes to warn predators of its stinky chemical spray.

• Physical

• Behavioral

What kind of adaptation is this: an owl's active period is at night and it hunts other nocturnal animals

• Physical

• Behavioral

What kind of adaptation is this: an owl has large, forward-facing eyes that can see in the dark

• Physical, prey

• Physical, predator

• Behavioral, prey

• Behavioral, predator

What kind of adaptation is this: zebra, antelope, gazelle, giraffes, and elephants all travel in large groups called herds for protection

• Physical, prey

• Physical, predator

• Behavioral, prey

• Behavioral, predator

The tundra is a vast plain with frigid temperatures and plenty of snow. Which of the following adaptations does not help the polar bear survive in the tundra.

• Layers of fat for insulation

• webbed toes for swimming

• white fur for camouflage

• total herbivorous diet

Opossums have a _____________________ to an attack referred to as "playing possum."

• reproductive adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• structural adaptation

• physical adaptation

A pine snake moves it tail quickly in pine needles so it sounds like a rattle snake. This is an example of which type of behavior?

• camouflage
• mimicry
• estivation
• migration

Which is NOT an example of mimicry:

• The fur of an arctic fox turns white in winter to match the snow

• The tongue of an alligator snapping turtle looks like a worm, so he lures fish to his mouth

• A bad tasting butterfly & a good tasting butterfly have similar markings, so birds don't eat either kind