Adaptations and Natural Selection

A characteristic or trait that helps an organism survive in its environment is a/an ​ ​ (a)  

• adaptation
• skill
• variation
• natural instinct

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An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche

• structure

• characteristic

• adaptation

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Click all the boxes that are adaptations.

• Bear hibernating

• Gills in fish

• Water in a pond

• The wings of a bird

• The temperature of the earth

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Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?

• Thin skin

• Large eyes

• Webbed feet

• Long, strong legs

The picture shows flowers with an unusual shape. Which beak shape would best allow a bird to reach the nectar inside the flower?

• Long and thin

• Short and thick

• Short and thin

• Long and thick

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Rivers are home to many kinds of birds. Which foot is most likely the adaptation of a bird that swims in water to find food?

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In the fall, a ground squirrel will store the energy from food as a thick layer of fat. What is most likely the reason for this adaptation?

• It keeps the animal from being exposed to diseases in winter.

•   It keeps the animal from being eaten by predators that hunt during winter.

•   It helps the animal get exercise during winter when it is snowing.

• It helps the animal survive a cold winter when there is very little food.

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Evolution is the result of a process called ____________

• Natural Selection

• Artificial Selection

• Survival of the Weakest

• Supernatural Selection

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According to natural selection, organisms more suited to their environment are better able to

• Sleep

• Survive

• Perish

• Migrate

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A dog playing fetch is an example of?

• inherited trait
• learned behavior