Adaptation and Mutation

A mutation is defined as:

• A change in the cell's structure

• Anything that changes in an embryo

• Any change in the physical features of a human

• A change in the DNA sequence

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All living things that are best adapted to their environments will be more likely to survive. This idea is known as _____________________ ____________________.

• Mutation

• Adaptations

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

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Adaptations can only arise if there is __________ within a species.

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All mutations and adaptations usually lead to what process?

• selective breeding

• behavioral

• natural selection

• genetic engineering

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A woodpecker has a long, thin, pointed beak. How would this adaptation help it survive?

• It can swim fast.

• It can catch other animals.

• It can easily catch fish.

• It can easily pick bugs out of the bark in the trees.

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What word describes any trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• natural selection

• mutation

• camouflage

• adaptation

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Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• best adapted

• fastest

• most domesticated

• strongest

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Most adaptations started off as

• selective breeding

• physiological

• structural

• mutations

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A type of variation that is a change in genetic material.

• Adaptation

• Mutation

• Alienation

• Acquired Characteristics

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An inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is known as?

• adaptation

• genetic variation

• natural selection

• mutation

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