Natural Selection Quiz

What is the process where animals live or die based on their adaptations to their environment.

• Genetic Drift

• Natural Selection

• The Circle of Life

• Mammoth

Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?

• flowers with bright colors
• sharp thorns
• small seeds
• deep roots

What is a characteristic, or feature of a plant or animal called?

• trait
• survive
• adaptation
• reproduce

The ears of this fox are an example of...

• A behavioral adaptation
• Poor breeding
• A physical adaptation
• Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• 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

When an animal looks like another animal it is called ______________.

• camouflage
• mimicry
• warning coloration
• protective resemblance

An example of a physical adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell
• The spikes on a porcupine fish
• a rabbit burrowing underground
• a viper biting when threatened

Birds have different beaks to help them survive in their habitat, which is a type of ___________ adaptation.

• behavioral

• physical

• learned

• migration

Hibernation, migration, and dormancy or all examples of ___________ adaptations.

• behavioral

• physical

• special

• environmental

Adaptations help animals ___________.

• survive

• get food

• protect themselves

• all of the above