Different Types of Adaptations

What term describes to hide, disguise, or blend in with the surroundings?

• camouflage

• migrate

• hibernate

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What is an adaptation?

• A characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive

• The way a plant or animal lives

• A TV drama based on a book

• How an animal feels

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Base your answer(s) to question(s) on the diagram below and on your knowledge of biology. The diagram shows the heads of four different species of Galapagos Islands finches.
The four different types of beaks shown are most likely the result of

• gene manipulation 

• natural selection 

• unchanging environmental conditions 

• patterns of behavior learned from parents 

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Why might some plants have thorns?

• to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant

• to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants

• to take in nutrients from the air

• to provide shade for the plant

Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?

• to protect the plant from sun damage

• to take in as much light as possible

• to spread seeds to new places

• to reach water down below

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The different tools used during the beaks of finches lab represented 

• feeding adaptations in finches 

• nest construction adaptations 

• variations in seed size 

• variations in ecosystems 

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

• To look different from other species.

• To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

• To protect itself against predators.

• To protect itself against prey.

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All of these finches have different shaped beaks, they are an adaptation to gain access of 

• Water

• Food

• Shelter

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What did the beak type of finches on different islands tell Darwin?

• Finch populations evolved over time to favor beaks based on food type

• Finch populations had not evolved over time

• The finch beaks had no relationship to the available food on the islands

• Humans artificially selected finches based on their desired beak type

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What do we call traits that increase an individual's chance to survive and reproduce?

• Maladaptations

• Adaption

• Variations

• Adaptations

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