Adaptations in Ecosystems

A specific set of features or characteristics an organism has that equips it to live in a specific habitat.

• Adaptations

• Behavior

• Biosphere

• Structure

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What is this an example of?

• Plant adaptation

• Behavioral adaptation

• Structural adaptation

• This is not an example of an adaptation

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Canadian geese usually migrate south for the winter. This allows them to fly to warmer temperatures and helps them survive the winter.

What is this an example of?

• Plant adaptation

• Behavioral adaptation

• Structural adaptation

• This is not an example of an adaptation

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Migration, hibernation, and nesting are all examples of which type of adaptation?

• Plant adaptation

• Behavioral adaptation

• Structural adaptation

• This is not an example of an adaptation

Why are adaptations important for survival in an ecosystem?

• They allow organisms to compete for sunlight.

• They enable organisms to better escape predators.

• They help organisms to find and consume food.

• All of the above.

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Any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its ecosystem is an ____________. 

• Niche

• Habitat

• Adaptation

• Organism

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• A

• B

• C

• D

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What is an adaptation?

• A temporary change in behavior in response to an immediate threat.

• A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

• A learned skill that an organism acquires from its parents.

• A rapid evolution in response to environmental changes.

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Three different species of plants that live in the desert are shown. Species Z can successfully share the same environment with the other plants shown because species Z absorbs water —

• found deep underground, and species X absorbs water near the soil surface

• found deep underground, and species X absorbs water found deep underground

• near the soil surface, and species Y absorbs water near the soil surface

• near the soil surface, and species Y absorbs water found deep underground

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What type of leaves are most likely food found on plants that are best suited to living on the floor of a dense forest ?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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