MP 3 Science Canvas Quiz Week 24

An adaptive trait makes it easier for an animal to survive in its environment, while a non-adaptive trait makes it _________.

• harder

• the same

• does not affect the animal

• easier

How are the words trait and survive related?

• traits do not help animals to survive

• there is no relation between these words

• traits help animals to survive in their environment

• the word survive means that an organism has traits

How can people change an environment?

• Nothing can change the environment

• People can fix or destroy organisms homes in an environment

• People can not change an organisms environment

• People are not responsible for the environment

Why are some organisms more likely to survive than others in an environment?

• Organisms with non-adaptive traits are more likely to survive because they can not change with their environment.

• Organisms with adaptive traits are more likely to survive because they can adjust to more environmental changes.

Making it easier for an organism to survive in its environment is considered a ______trait.

• Variated

• Adaptive

• Non-adaptive

• Special

Which animal is most likely to survive in its environment and why?

• Neither mouse will survive because the environment is not suitable for mice

• The tan mouse will survive because the sun is less attracted to its light colored fur keeping the mouse cool

• Both mice will survive because there are no predators in their environment

• The brown mice will survive because it can use camouflage to blend in with its environment in order to hide from predators

How did lava change this environment in the image below?

• The lava covered the grass and a hard black top was created. This changed which organisms will now live/and or be able to survive with this new earth.

• The lava did not change the environment.

• The lava destroyed the grass and now nothing can survive here ever.

• The dried lava created a hard black top over the grass, but nothing will be effected by this change.

What caused this environment to change?

• A flood

• A fire

• A tornado

• A hurricane

Do you think this fish could change its gills to lungs so that it can adapt to its new enviornment?

• No, because having gills or lungs is not an adaptive trait

• No, because fish do not have variations in their traits

• Yes, because organisms can adapt their method of breathing

• Yes, because fish do not have variations in their traits

Which mouse has a fur color that is an adaptive trait?

• The mouse with brown fur

• The mouse with tan fur