5th grade Unit 2, lesson 3 pre-assessment

Only animals benefit from adaptations to improve chances of survival.  

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A changing environment causes specific variations to occur.

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 Geckos have adapted to climb on almost every surface which helps them catch prey in many places  

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    An animal that cannot adapt to a changing environment will _______________.   

• a. have an advantage over other animals that have adapted

• b. survive well when its food source runs out

• c. be at a disadvantage if resources in its environment become limited

• d. be the winner in most cases of competition it faces

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  Which of the following is not an adaptation that increases a species’ chance of survival?  

• a. the ability to be camouflaged in an environment

• b. the ability to mimic other animals

• c. the ability to change food sources

• d. the ability to have only one offspring

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  Competition occurs between animals when there are limited resources  

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  A structural adaptation that can help an organism survive is the ability to find shelter in many different places  

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   Which of the following is not an adaptation that would help a shark survive?  

• a. being a color that helps it to be camouflaged when hunting

• b. having larger fins to swim faster

• c. having a stronger sense of smell to find prey

• d. having bad vision in cloudy water

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  Some species reproduce with a lot of offspring in order to be sure some will survive. This is called ____________.  

• a. under-breeding

• b. overproduction

• c. variation

• d. selection

How does the process of natural selection work?

• a. The alpha animal chooses who will survive

• b. favorable traits are transmitted through generations.

• c. unfavorable traits are transmitted through generations.

• d. nothing happens, all animals survive

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