Natural Selection and Adaptations Test

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1. What is adaptation?

• A. A way animals make friends
• B. A change that helps an animal survive in its environment
• C. A type of food

2. Which is an example of an adaptation?

• A. A camel’s hump storing fat
• B. A car driving fast
• C. A fish riding a bike

3. What is natural selection?

• A. When animals reproduce
• B. When people pick which animals live
• C. When animals with helpful traits survive and have offspring

4. Why do animals with good adaptations survive better?

• A. Because they are smarter
• B. Because they eat more
• C. Because their traits help them live longer

5. True or False: All giraffes have long necks because it helps them reach food high in trees.

• False
• True

6. Which of the following is NOT an adaptation?

• A. A cheetah's speed
• B. A dog wearing sunglasses
• C. A chameleon changing colors

7. Over many years, animals that cannot adapt to their environment will likely____________.

• A. Find a new habit
• B. Become extinct
• C. Become plants

8. What is a variation in a species?

• A. When all animals are exactly the same
• B. A mistake animals make
• C. Small differences between animals of the same kind

9. What is a mutation?

• A. A haircut
• B. A change in an animal's DNA
• C. A type of weather