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Diversity

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

All of the following are examples of SLOW changes except:

a)

climate drying

b)

fire

c)

erosion

d)

seasons

2.

All of the following are examples of FAST environmental changes except:

a)

hurricanes

b)

continents moving

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

earthquakes

3.

A random change in a gene

a)

adaptation

b)

competition

c)

mutation

d)

succession

4.

Favors useful adaptations/mutations over time

a)

environment

b)

competition

c)

mutation

d)

natural selection

5.

No members of a species left :(

a)

extinction

b)

competition

c)

succession

d)

adaptation

6.

Predictable order of change in communities after a change occurs

a)

succession

b)

adaptation

c)

mutation

d)

environment

7.

Why are slow changes better for organisms than fast changes?

a)

pollution increases

b)

saves organisms money

c)

more time to adapt

d)

more food for animals

8.

Which of the following is NOT a seasonal change?

a)

migrating

b)

adaptation

c)

camouflage

d)

hibernation

9.

Which of the following is a structural adaptation?

a)

digging

b)

long neck on giraffe

c)

hibernation

d)

migrating

10.

Which of the following is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

a)

thick beak

b)

long tail

c)

long neck on giraffe

d)

ghost crab digging

11.

Which is a reason the dodo bird became extinct?

a)

ate too much

b)

could not fly or defend itself

c)

learned new adaptations

d)

found new food sources

12.

Which is an option for survival if an animal's food source decreases (competition increases):

a)

move to a new area

b)

become extinct

c)

go on a diet

d)

shop at Publix

13.

Farming, building, and pollution are:

a)

types of camoflauge

b)

ways to migrate

c)

structural adaptations

d)

ways humans affect the environmentt

14.

All conditions surrounding an organism.

a)

adaptation

b)

genes

c)

environment

d)

succession

15.

Change that allows organisms to survive in its environment.

a)

flying monkeys

b)

adaptation

c)

genes

d)

competition

16.

Struggle of organisms for same limited resources.

a)

succession

b)

genes

c)

quidditch

d)

competition

17.

An example of a structural adaptation?

a)

hibernating

b)

migrating

c)

long claws

d)

traveling in herds

18.

An example of a behavioral adaptation?

a)

Thick fur

b)

Spiders spinning webs

c)

Webbed feet

d)

Sharp teeth