Adaptations and Competition

What term is used for the number of organisms of a species in a habitat?

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Habitat

What is a habitat?

• The conditions that surround an organism

• A place where wild animals can be observed secretly

• The place where an organism lives

• The place where an organism works

Which of the following is a situation that could lead to the extinction of a species?

• Increased shelter

• Increased food supply

• Increased competition

• Increased water supply

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Which of these is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• The long neck of a giraffe

• Penguins huddling together for warmth

• A camel's hump used to store water

• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

Which of these is an example of a physical adaptation?

• A turtle hiding inside its shell

• The spikes on a porcupine fish

• A rabbit burrowing underground

• A viper biting when threatened

Which of these is an example of an adaptation that helps an animal hide from it's predators?

• Migration

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Extinction

Which theory does the term "Survival of the Fittest" describe?

• Natural selection

• Gravity

• Heredity

• String theory

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Why do animals adapt to their environment?

• To look better

• To survive in their environment

• To make people happy

• To enable predators to catch them

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What is an adaptation?

• A special feature that helps animals survive

• The animal's environment

• The way an animal hunts

• Predators eating prey

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How do webbed feet help animals survive?

• They stay cool in the summer

• They can swim faster

• They can blend in with their surroundings

• They can attack their prey

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