General Science: Genetic Variation & Adaptations Quiz Review

When a butterflies wings blend in with their environment is an example of

• homeostasis

• Evolution

• Camouflage

• None of the above

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The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution

• genetic variation 

• Adaptation

• Biodiversity

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Suppose an ecosystem changes. One specific species does not possess adequate adaptations for this new environment. This species is most likely to ___________.

• recover

• become angry hiding

• become extinct

• go into hiding

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The bugs on the leaf all belong to the same species. The different color bugs on the leaf represents ____________

• Genetic Variation

• a habitat

• evolution

• biodiversity

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What are the two causes of genetic variation such as different colored wings in a butterfly species?

• Asexual Reproduction and Competition

• Sexual Reproduction and Genetic Engineering

• Mutation and Selective Breeding

• Sexual Reproduction and Mutation

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Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.

• a mutation

• an adaptation

• evolution

• natural selection

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What eventually happens to a species when the
environment changes and the organisms do not
adapt?

• classification
• development
• extinction
• regulation

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A characteristic, structure or behavior that helps an organism survive is called

• genetic variation

• evolution

• biodiversity

• adaptation

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a species is not well adapted to its environment, so it dies out

• evolution

• extinction

• niche

• variation

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the role/job of an organism in its environment

• niche

• habitat

• evolution

• adaptation