Amplify Science Environments and Survival Vocabulary

When it is easy for organisms to meet their needs, it is...

• More likely to survive

• Less likely to survive

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What do the bar graphs show us about the number of snails with yellow shells this year versus 10 years ago?

• The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten smaller over the last 10 years.

• The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten larger over the last 10 years.

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Is this fish likely to survive in this environment?

• Yes, the fish has everything it needs to survive.

• No, the fish does not have everything it needs to survive.

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Biomimicry engineers get their ideas from

• Observing the traits of organisms

• Observing car parts

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A ___________ is an animal that hunts and eats other animals.

• prey

• structure

• variation

• predator

Making it easier for an organism to meet its needs in an environment is

• criteria

• adaptive

• design

• engineer

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______________ is a group of the same kind of organism living in the same area.

• an organism

• an animal population

• an adaptive engineer

• a biomimcry investigation

When something is_____________ it makes it harder for the organism to meet its needs in an environment.

• reproduced

• a predator

• stubborn

• non-adaptive

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What is the primary factor that determines an organism's ability to survive in a particular environment?

• Availability of resources

• Presence of predators

• Climate conditions

• Genetic diversity

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Which of the following best describes an adaptation?

• A temporary change in behavior

• A permanent change in an organism's DNA

• A trait that improves an organism's ability to survive and reproduce

• A random mutation

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