Urban Wildlife Adaptations Quiz

Urban Wildlife Adaptations Quiz

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Urban Wildlife Adaptations Quiz

Urban Wildlife Adaptations Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Health Sciences

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Kate Schultz

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one key difference between urban and nonurban junco populations?

Urban juncos migrate every winter, while nonurban juncos do not.

Urban juncos are bolder and allow humans to get closer before flying away.

Nonurban juncos have brighter feathers than urban juncos.

Urban juncos eat a completely different diet than nonurban juncos.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is "flight initiation distance" in juncos?

The maximum height a junco can fly in one movement.

The distance a junco travels during migration.

The distance at which a bird takes flight when approached by a human.

The length of time a junco stays in one location before moving.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do urban hawksbeard plants differ from nonurban hawksbeard plants?

Urban plants produce more heavy seeds that drop nearby.

Urban plants only produce feathery seeds that float away.

Nonurban plants grow taller than urban plants.

Nonurban plants produce no seeds at all.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might urban hawksbeard plants produce more heavy seeds?

Heavy seeds are more likely to grow in cracks or soil in the city.

The wind in urban areas is too weak to carry feathery seeds.

Birds in cities eat feathery seeds before they can disperse.

Heavy seeds produce brighter flowers that attract pollinators.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one reason why modern urban rats are harder to control than in the past?

They have developed resistance to common poisons.

They are migrating to rural areas in large numbers.

They have become smaller and harder to detect.

They no longer need food and water to survive.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the Y139F mutation help some rats survive?

It allows them to eat any type of food without getting sick.

It makes them resistant to poisons by altering a blood-clotting protein.

It increases their ability to reproduce in urban environments.

It helps them blend into their surroundings to avoid predators.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What adaptation helps urban juncos survive in city environments?

They have developed a new type of song to communicate over city noise.

They have learned to build nests in unusual places like streetlights.

They have become nocturnal to avoid daytime predators.

They have developed a resistance to pollution.

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