Adaptations and Environmental Changes

What happens to living things when their environment changes?

• They move to a new location

• They change as well, sometimes significantly

• They remain unchanged

• They always become extinct

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Why can't pineapples grow at the poles?

• Because it's too cold

• Because of the predators

• Because there's too much rain

• Because of the lack of sunlight

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What is an adaptation?

• A characteristic that helps an organism live in its environment

• A type of ecosystem

• A type of plant

• A change in the weather

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What happened to the Earth's climate about 360 million years ago?

• It became warmer and wetter

• It didn't change

• It became drier and cooler

• It became completely frozen

Why did giant insects become extinct?

• Because of predators

• Because of too much sunlight

• Because of a lack of oxygen

• Because of too much rain

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What is the main difference between light and dark peppered moths?

• Size

• Speed

• Color, affecting their visibility to predators

• Wing shape

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What caused the trees to turn dark, affecting the survival of the peppered moth?

• A natural forest fire

• Pollution from burning coal

• An increase in the Earth's temperature

• A solar eclipse

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How have humans impacted the environment in the last 50 years according to the video?

• By planting more trees

• By increasing global temperatures

• By causing more pollution

• By reducing pollution

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What can cause an organism to develop new adaptations?

• Learning new skills

• Meeting new species

• Changes in their environment

• Changes in their diet

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