Adaptation Quiz

What is adaptation?

• The process of natural selection

• The adjustment of organisms to their environment

• The genetic mutations in organisms

• The change in heritable traits of a population

Who developed the theory of natural selection?

(a)  

• Charles Darwin
• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck

How do organisms adapt biologically?

• By altering body functions

• By changing their behavior

• By evolving new species

• By acquiring new skills

What is an example of biological adaptation?

• Giraffes stretching their necks to reach higher branches

• Tibetans evolving changes in body chemistry at high altitudes

• Finches developing variations in their anatomy

• Emperor penguins crowding together for warmth

Who proposed the theory of acquired traits?

• Charles Darwin

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon

What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environments produce more offspring?

• Biological evolution

• Genetic mutation

• Natural selection

• Behavioral adaptation

How do Tibetans adapt to high altitudes?

• By crowding together for warmth

• By developing longer necks

• By evolving genetic mutations for efficient oxygen use

• By increasing their levels of hemoglobin

What is an example of behavioral adaptation?

• Tibetans evolving changes in body chemistry at high altitudes

• Emperor penguins crowding together for warmth

• Giraffes stretching their necks to reach higher branches

• Finches developing variations in their anatomy

What is the definition of evolution?

• The genetic mutations in organisms

• The change in heritable traits of a population

• The process of natural selection

• The adjustment of organisms to their environment

Who believed that organisms changed over time by adapting to their environments?

• Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck

• Charles Darwin