Adaptations and Traits Test Review

Which one of the following scientists experimented with pea plants to make discoveries about inherited traits?

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Sigmund Freud

• Gregor Mendel

• Benjamin Franklin

A buffalo, or another herd animal, staying close to other buffalo for protection from predators is an example of __________.

• a physical trait

• an inherited trait

• a behavioral adaptation

• a physical adaptation

Blonde hair is an example of _____________

• a behavioral trait

• a learned behavior

• instinct

• an inherited physical trait

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A monkey's tail or a birds beak are examples of __________.

• physical adaptations

• acquired traits

• behavioral adaptations

• learned behaviors

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Which one of the following is the same as a learned behavior?

• acquired trait

• genetics

• heredity

• instinct

Which one of the following is an example of an acquired trait?

• blue eyes

• dribbling a soccer ball

• height

• small ears

Due to selection, _____________________

• all humans have noses

• apples can look and taste different

• oranges are all orange

• lemons taste like watermelon

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An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing.

• variation

• adaptation

• vestigial structure

• mutation

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When an organism of a species has an adaptation, it will compete for resources better, survive longer and pass that adaptation on to it's offspring. This process is called

• evolution by natural selection

• artificial selection

• inbreeding

• outbreeding

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When an organism has a trait that allows it to blend in with its environment, we call that ____.

• mimicry

• camouflage

• lucky

• sonic hedgehog gene