Adaptations

Organisms will adapt in order to increase the probability of....

• survival

• mutations

• Moving

• dying

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Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Environment

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 the weather.

• To protect itself against prey.

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A species could go extinct (die) if:

• food becomes more plentiful.

• members of the species have adaptations to enhance survival.

• the environment changes drastically and no one can adapt.

• there is less competition for resources.

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What is most likely to happen to moth populations in the picture shown?

• Light moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

• Dark moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

• Light moths--hunted easily, light moths--population increase

• Lights moths will change their color to match dark moths.

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A yellow insect and green insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

• the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

• both populations should stay the same

• both populations will increase

• the green population to decrease and the yellow to increaseThis is a wrong answer

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Why is the mouse population changing over time?

• The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
• The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

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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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If a forest has many large trees with lots of leaves, what will most likely be found on the ground?

• Very few small plants, because the trees block all the sunlight.

• Lots of small plants, because the big trees provide more oxygen.

• Very few small plants. because the trees use up all the oxygen.

• Lots of small plants, because the trees provide enough water.

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A desert ecosystem is depicted in the photograph.

What must the grasses be able to do to survive?

• The grasses must be able to outcompete cacti and yucca plants for shelter from storms.

• The grasses must be able to outcompete cacti and yucca plants for minerals in mountain rocks.

• The grasses must be able to outcompete cacti and yucca plants for shade.

• The grasses must be able to outcompete cacti and yucca plants for water.

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