Life Science Review

What is an adaptation?

• A change that helps an animal become extinct

• A change that allows ONLY plants to survive in it's environment

• A change that helps animals and plants survive in its' environment

• A change that allows ONLY animals to survive in it's environment

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Which of the following is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• fins

• hibernation

• sharp teeth

• camouflage

Which of the following is an example of a structural adaptation?

• dormancy

• migration

• wings

• hibernation

What is the difference between a structural adaptation and a behavioral adaptation?

• Structural adaptations are parts of an organism that help an organism survive, but behavioral adaptations are behaviors or actions an organism does to survive.

• Behavioral adaptations are parts of an organism that help an organism survive, but structural adaptations are behaviors or actions an organism does to survive.

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Colorful flowers with a sweet smell help some plants meet their needs in their habitat because they will be better able to _______________________.

• collect sunglight

• absorb rainwater

• survive the cold

• attract insects

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Inherited Traits include BOTH physical characteristics passed down in DNA from parents to offspring and instinctive behaviors that organisms are born knowing how to do.

True or False.

• True

• False

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All of the following are examples of an inherited physical characteristic EXCEPT:

• sharp teeth

• claws

• hunting at night

• size and shape

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The table shows inherited traits of a rose plant as well as traits that are not inherited. Which characteristic describing a rose plant belongs with the traits that are not inherited?

• sharp thorns

• small buds

• missing leaves

• long roots

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What is an instinctive behavior?

• physical characteristics passed down in DNA form parents to offspring

• behaviors that organisms are born knowing how to do

• a behavior that is taught after an organism is born

All of the following traits are inherited by an eagle EXCEPT-

• brown wings

• cracked beak

• sharp talons

• feathered tail

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