Adaptations & Energy Flow

A characteristic or trait that helps an organism survive in its environment is a/an ​ ​ (a)  

• adaptation
• skill
• variation
• natural instinct

Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?

• looking like a dangerous animal
• being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
• having sharp claws or a strong shel
• having only a few young and caring for them

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

• swimming

• eye color

• skateboarding

• callused fingers

How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape animals
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

Determine if the traits are structural or behavioral.

• Structural because it allows organisms to hide in plain sight

• Storage of food in bulb

• Behavioral because it allows animals to save energy

• Migration

• Behavioral because it makes animals move away and find better resources

• Camouflage

• Structural because it allows plants to save energy for later use

• Hibernation

Chameleons are reptiles that have the ability to hide from predators and prey by blending in with their environment. They can change the pattern and/or color of their skin. This ability is known as --

• natural selection

• imitations

• mimicry

• camouflage

What adaptation makes the most sense for living in a cold snowy area?

• gills

• colorful wings

• white fur

• striped skin

Match the following.

• Composed of many Food chains together

• Ecological Succession

• A series of events in which one organism eats another to obtain energy

• Ecosystem

• All biotic and abiotic factors of an environment that interact

• Food webs

• Species that influence many other species in an ecosystem

• Keystone Species

• A series of events by which life comes back

• Food chains

What is the MOST LIKELY effect on the energy pyramid if all producers are removed from the ecosystem?​ (a)  

• The energy pyramid will be completely disturbed.
• The energy pyramid will not change.
• The energy pyramid will become flipped.
• The energy pyramid will begin with primary consume
• The energy pyramid will become inverted
• It will begin with primary consumers instead.

What is the role of a producer?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Gain energy from eating other organisms
• Keep other species from overpopulating
• Breaking down dead stuff