3rd Nine Weeks Review 2024

Over time, animal camouflage gets better adapted to the area in which thety live. This is due to:

• Natural Selection

• Selective Breeding

• Survival of the fittest

• random chance

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What adaptations help birds fly?

• long beaks

• different beaks

• hollow bones

• sharp talons

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As organisms adapt and pass on traits to their offspring, where in their cells is this information saved?

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• endoplasmic reticulum

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Which is NOT a good adaptation for a plant in the desert?

• small leaves

• waxy leaf coatings

• long taproots to get deep water

• roots that branch above ground to brace the plant

Which of these does NOT apply to primary succession ?

• starts with soil

• starts with bare rock

• has poineer species

• ends with a climax community

Why do some birds have large, colorful and fancy-looking feathers?

• to attract a mate

• to fly faster

• to take off more quickly

• to avoid predators

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Dichotomous keys should NEVER contain information about

• the shape of the edge of a leaf

• whether or not the leaf is compound or single

• how the veins of the leaf look

• what type of forest the leaf came from

Predators often have structural (expernal) adaptations such as forward-facing eyes and large ears. What purpose do these serve?

• making if easier to find prey

• making it easier to run fast

• making it easier to hunt in packs

• making it easier to hunt in bad weather

Which of the following is NOT an adaptation of a rainforest plant?

• wide, long leaves

• buttress roots that branch above ground to support the plant and make it stable

• waxy leaf coatings

• leaves with drip tips that allow rain to run off the leaf

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Microhabitats are small places with a variety of life. Which is an example of that?

• Turning a log over in a forest and finding grubs, insects and small mammals

• a rainforest

• a field of grass in a grassland

• sand dunes in a desert

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