Adaptations and Natural Selection

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8th Grade
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Victoria Francis
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A trait or behavior that helps an organism survive and reproduce is called...
hibernation
migration
adaptation
camouflage
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When an environment changes over time and a species adapts or changes to be better able to live and reproduce is called...
natural selection
offspring
behavioral adaptation
traits
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During natural selection, an organism with successful traits will pass these traits to its __________________.
offspring
adaptation
camouflage
parents
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An opossum plays dead to avoid getting eaten by predators.
behavior adaptation
physical (body) adaptation
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A duck has webbed feet to help it swim better.
behavior
physical (body) adaptation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A brown mouse lives in the mountains. It blends with the soil. Predators cannot see it. Some of its babies are born with grey fur. Predators easily see the grey mice and eat them.
Then, a volcano erupts and changes the environment. The ground is now a black or gray color.
After natural selection, which mouse will there be more of? Why?
A mouse with grey fur because it would blend in better to the environment
A mouse with brown fur because it would blend in better to the environment
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Green anoles originally lived on an island. A little while later, brown anoles were introduced and began to eat the green anoles.A few of the green anoles were born with more scales on their feet making them better climbers who can escape the brown anoles. After natural selection, which type of green anole would there be more of?
An anole with 18 scales making it slower to climb.
An anole with 24 scales making it faster to climb.
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