Adaptations and Natural Selection

Who is credited with the theory of natural selection?

• Gregor Mendel

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

What are adaptations?

• Changes in the environment

• Features or behaviors that help an organism get food, protect itself, move, or reproduce

• The process of natural selection itself

• Physical features that have developed over time

Which of the following is an example of a structural adaptation?

• A lioness using camouflage to sneak up on prey in the savannah

• Birds migrating south

• Humans sweating when hot

• A cub learning to hunt for fish

What is mimicry?

• An organism changing color to blend in with its environment

• An organism looking like another organism to provide protection for itself

• An organism learning a new behavior from its parents

• An organism maintaining a constant body temperature

What is an instinct?

• A behavior that is taught by other organisms

• A behavior that is learned through experience

• A behavior that an organism is born with

• A physical feature that helps an organism survive

Which of the following is an example of a physiological adaptation?

• Talons on an eagle

• A learned hunting technique

• Plants bending and growing towards light

• Mimicry in butterflies

What is the theory that suggests organisms with the best adaptations are more likely to survive and reproduce?

• Genetic mutation

• Natural selection

• Survival of the fittest

• Evolutionary response

Who is credited with the study and development of the theory of natural selection?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

Which type of adaptations change the structure of an organism's body?

• Behavioral

• Physiological

• Structural

• Environmental

Camouflage and mimicry are examples of which type of adaptations?

• Physiological

• Behavioral

• Structural

• Reproductive