Day 9, 10 & 11 Natural Selection, Adaptations & Environment

The idea that states that organisms that are best suited to an environment, are more likely to survive and reproduce more than organisms less suited for that same environment.

• Natural Selection

• Evolutionary Adaptation

• Genetic Drift

• Artificial Selection

What kind of adaptation is a camel's hump, which stores water?

• A Behavioral Adaptation

• A Physiological Adaptation

• A Structural Adaptation

• A Genetic Adaptation

A polar bear has white fur, so it blends in with the snow. This is an example of which kind of adaptation?

• Camouflage

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Mimicry

A lion's pointed teeth help it tear meat off bones. What kind of adaptation is this?

• Behavioral

• Physiological

• Structural

• Environmental

All of the slight differences in traits among individuals in a population, like the different stripe patterns in zebras.

• Variation

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Selection

Adaptation

• The process of changing an organism's habitat.

• The development of a particular structure, physiological process or behavior that makes an organism better able to survive and reproduce.

• The ability of an organism to move from one place to another.

• The increase in population size of a species over time.

When individuals of a population vary extensively in their characteristics with no two individuals being exactly alike, is called...

• Variation

• Homogeneity

• Stability

• Uniformity

The different heights of people within a population is an example of what?

• Variation in a species.

• Uniformity in a species.

• Homogeneity in a population.

• Stability in a species.

What is the difference between behavioral and structural adaptations?

• Behavioral adaptations are physical features, while structural adaptations are actions organisms take.

• Behavioral adaptations are actions organisms take, while structural adaptations are physical features.

• Behavioral adaptations are temporary changes, while structural adaptations are permanent changes.

• Behavioral adaptations are learned behaviors, while structural adaptations are inherited traits.

What helps animals and plants survive and thrive in their specific environments.

• Adaptations

• Habitat

• Migration

• Reproduction