Lesson 70: Adaptations

Select all answers below that are examples of behavioral adaptations.

• Male peacocks fanning and shaking their feathers for a female

• Hatchlings lifting their mouths and cheeping for food

• A polar bear growing white fur

• Wood frogs hibernating through the cold months

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________________ is an example of a behavioral adaptation.

• Migration

• Thick fur

• Broad leaves

• Camouflage

Which one of these adaptations is characterized by a lowered metabolic rate, slower breathing rate, and lower body temperature?

• Migration

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

Select all answers below that are examples of structural adaptations.

• The seasonal migration of whales

• The camouflage coloration of a peppered moth

• The webbed feet of a duck

• The wide, flat teeth of a horse

A species that responds to environmental changes by adapting to the new conditions is more likely to -

• become extinct.

• become more susceptible to diseases.

• survive to reproduce.

• pass on mutations to their offspring.

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Select one or more answers below that are true statements about adaptations.

• Adaptations can lead to diversity among organisms.

• Adaptations are characteristics that cannot be passed on to offspring and can eventually result in a new species.

• Adaptations refer to an organism's ability to adapt to changing conditions in its environment.

• An adaptation is any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.

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A leaf frog resembling a leaf is an example of a ______________ adaptation.

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Darwin's Galapagos finches have differing beaks adapted for the types of food they eat. The high diversity of these birds as a result is a good example of -

• hibernation.

• adaptive radiation.

• camouflage.

• defensive behaviors.

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Select one or more answers below that are examples of mimicry.

• A syrphid fly resembles a yellow jacket wasp.

• A viceroy butterfly appears similar to a monarch butterfly.

• A horned lizard blends in with the surrounding ground.

• A milk snake resembles a coral snake.

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_______________ allows an organism to blend in with its environment.

• Mimicry

• Hibernation

• Behavioral adaptation

• Camouflage

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