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Adaptation of Organisms Vocabulary

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 4hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An animal can blend in with its surrounding by using __________________
a)
migration
b)
camouflage
c)
mimicry
d)
prey
2.
_______ is when an animal copies another animal by color, pattern or actions.
a)
mimicry
b)
prey
c)
physical adaptation
d)
hibernation
3.
_________ is when animals move from one place to another due to seasonal change, following a food or water source, or to find a mate and give birth.
a)
body covering
b)
omnivore
c)
migration
d)
herbivore
4.
When hungry, animals will stalk their _______ until the right moment to attack.
a)
adaptation
b)
hibernation
c)
camouflage
d)
prey
5.
Animals who enjoy a balanced diet of fruits, meats and vegetables.
a)
omnivore
b)
social interaction
c)
warning coloration
d)
herbivore
6.
Animals with bright colors alert other animals that they are dangerous and or poisonous.
a)
learned behavior
b)
warning coloration
c)
behavior adaptation
d)
carnivore
7.
Fur, scales, hair, spines, feathers are some of the ________ that animals use to protect themselves.
a)
predator
b)
mimicry
c)
body covering
d)
learned behavior
8.
The way animals act in order to survive while living in a group.
a)
social interaction
b)
behavior adaptation
c)
learned behavior
d)
prey
9.
A meat eater.
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
hungry
10.
Animals are not all born knowing all the ways to survive. They depend on their parents or group members to help education them on survival skills.
a)
learned behavior
b)
warning coloration
c)
predator
d)
migration
11.
An animal who hunts, attacks and eats another animals to survive.
a)
body covering
b)
herbivore
c)
prey
d)
predators
12.
An animal who only enjoys fruits and vegetables in its diet.
a)
carnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
prey
d)
migration
13.
When food sources are scarce many animals will choose to find a nice cozy spot to settle in for a long winters sleep.
a)
herbivore
b)
hibernation
c)
adaptation
d)
Holiday Inn
14.

A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring.

a)

Mutation

b)

Species

c)

Adaptation

d)

Variation

15.

This is the organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

a)

Variation

b)

Mutation

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Gradualism

16.

This is an inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species.

a)

Variation

b)

Mutation

c)

Punctuated Equilibrium

d)

Embryology

17.

This is any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment.

a)

Evolution

b)

Graduation

c)

Species

d)

Adaptation

18.

This is any permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene or chromosome of a cell.

a)

Species

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutation

d)

Gradualism

19.
Which word means, "to give warning."
a)
competition
b)
prefer
c)
related
d)
alert
20.
Our tent was a dry and safe ______ during the storm.
a)
shelter
b)
competition
c)
prefer
d)
related
21.
To be ______ means to belong to the same family
a)
excellent
b)
protection
c)
related
d)
alert
22.
Lily's _____________ artwork won first place in the art show.
a)
related
b)
alert
c)
environment
d)
excellent
23.
The skunk's scent provides _________ from its enemies. 
a)
alert
b)
protection
c)
environment
d)
competition
24.
A desert is a dry _________________. 
a)
competition
b)
protection
c)
environment
d)
alert
25.
Joe won the ____ because he was the fastest runner. 
a)
competition
b)
excellent
c)
protection
d)
shelter
26.
To _____ is to like better. 
a)
alert
b)
prefer
c)
related
d)
environment
27.
This is the process by which an animal uses sound to navigate or locate prey.
a)
estivation
b)
echolocation
c)
hibernation
d)
predator
28.
When something alive creates light, it is called:
a)
bioluminescence
b)
science
c)
awesome
d)
echolocation
29.
This is how we describe an animal that eats low grasses:
a)
grazer
b)
cows
c)
browser
d)
bioluminescence
30.
Animals that live in cold water have a thick layer of _____________ to keep themselves from getting too cold.
a)
blubber
b)
predator
c)
prey
d)
omnivore
31.
An animal that strains out its food is called a:
a)
filter feeder
b)
grazer
c)
browser
d)
prey
32.

related to the body parts of an animal

a)

physical

b)

behavioral

c)

species

d)

legs

33.

Physical adaptations are caused by an animal changing the way it ___________________________.

a)

behaves

b)

eats

c)

grows

d)

looks

34.

A behavior that an animal begins life with is called an ___________________.

a)

adaptation

b)

instinct

c)

environment

d)

oxygen

35.

An adaptation in which an animal looks very much like another animal or an object is ___________________________.

a)

camouflage

b)

instinct

c)

mimicry

d)

metamorphosis

36.

__________________ is the average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years.

a)

Hibernation

b)

Migration

c)

Climate

d)

Adaptation

37.
qualities an organism has
a)
characteristics
b)
life cycle
c)
germinate
d)
adaptation
38.
something that causes a reaction in a living thing
a)
advantage
b)
stimulus
c)
characteristics
d)
adaptation
39.
another name for a young plant
a)
seedling
b)
germinate
c)
conifers
d)
climate
40.
average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years
a)
weather
b)
environment
c)
climate
d)
adaptation
41.
characteristics that can help an individual compete
a)
adaptation
b)
stimulus
c)
advantage
d)
germinate
42.
to start growing from a seed as the seed absorbs water and swells
a)
inherit
b)
instinct
c)
conifers
d)
germinate
43.
the various stages an organism passes through as it grows, matures, and finally dies
a)
water cycle
b)
spin cycle
c)
growth cycle
d)
life cycle
44.
behavior that is inherited
a)
instinct
b)
characteristics
c)
stimulus
d)
inherit
45.
everything that surrounds a living thing
a)
climate
b)
neighborhood
c)
atmosphere
d)
environment
46.
to receive characteristics from one's parents
a)
advantage
b)
inherit
c)
germinate
d)
adapt
47.
An adaptation is any ________________ or feature that helps a living thing survive.
a)
camouflage
b)
habitats
c)
prey
d)
trait
48.
Adaptations have allowed animals to thrive in all kinds of ______________.
a)
camouflage
b)
habitats
c)
prey
d)
trait
49.
A living thing is called 
a)
an organism.
b)
an animal.
c)
a plant.
d)
a mammal.
50.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
51.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
52.

The act of making something new

a)

Crafting

b)

Reproduce

c)

Buying

d)

Niche

53.

A role an organism plays in its environment

a)

Niche

b)

Camouflage

c)

Migration

d)

Adaptation

54.

To stay alive

a)

Survive

b)

Perish

c)

Prey

d)

Mimicry

55.

A group of organisms with similar characteristics that allow them to reproduce

a)

Predator/Prey

b)

Hibernation

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Species

56.

An animal that is hunted as food

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Mimicry

d)

Species

57.

An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism

a)

Herbivore

b)

Species

c)

Predator

d)

Habitat

58.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists
59.
___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.
a)
dominant traits
b)
ratio
c)
phenotype
d)
genetics
60.
If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.
a)
ratio
b)
trait
c)
probability
d)
sex chromosome
61.
One trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________
a)
recessive trait
b)
aggressive trait
c)
absent trait
d)
dominant trait
62.
True or False:  Recessive traits are ALWAYS present 
a)
True
b)
False
63.
A ___________________ is a relationship between two numbers
a)
genetic
b)
trait
c)
ratio
d)
cycle
64.
Offspring receives two sets of _____________ (one from each parent)
a)
blue jeans
b)
genes
c)
machines
d)
pedigree
65.
A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents
a)
Mendel Grid
b)
Genetic Tic Tac Toe
c)
Punnett Square
d)
Pedigree Plot
66.
______________________ is the mathematical chance that something will happen
a)
division
b)
selective breeding
c)
ratio
d)
probability
67.
_____________________ are cells that join to make offspring
a)
speed cells
b)
sex cells
c)
pea cells
d)
pedigree cells
68.
When humans breed purebred dogs to look a certain way and have traits that they like, this is an example of ___________________________
a)
Probably Breeding
b)
Sectional Breeding
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Suspended Breeding
69.
__________________ is a tool for tracing through generations of family members.
a)
Pedigree
b)
Probability
c)
Purebred
d)
Punnett Square
70.

Juvenile means...

a)

jail

b)

adult

c)

young

d)

stupid

71.

Precipitation is...

a)

rainfall/snow/sleet/hail that falls and hits the ground

b)

ocean

c)

gas

d)

uh..

72.

counter shading

a)

protective coloration of some animals in which parts normally in shadow are light and those exposed to the sky are dark. look up the are white look down they are dark

b)

a coloring activity

73.

hunting

a)

the practice of killing or trapping animals, or pursuing or tracking them with the intent of doing so.

b)

practice of using weapons

c)

looking for food

d)

filtering food out of ones body

74.

flocks or herd

a)

behavior exhibited when a group of organisms are foraging or in movement with each other (flocks= birds & herd= catlle=cows/horses/bulls/sheep)

b)

got that

c)

understood

d)

oh yeah

75.

bulb

a)

a modified underground stem which has one or more buds enclosed in fleshy modified leaves or scales which supply energy to the bud when they start to grow, onions and tulips have this!

b)

light bulb

c)

a type of organisms that grows in a round circle

76.
What type of tropism is response to touch? 
a)
Gravitropism
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
77.
This picture would represent which type of tropism?
a)
Phototropism
b)
Geotropism
c)
Hydrotropism
d)
Thigmotropism
78.
Changes in an organism's environment that cause a response
a)
Tropism
b)
Hormone
c)
Stimuli
d)
Response
79.
When the plant grows toward the stimuli
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
80.
When the plant grows away from the stimuli
a)
Positive 
b)
Negative
81.
A vine plant brushes against a fence and wraps itself around the fence.  To what stimulus is the plant responding? 
a)
phototropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
thigmotropism
d)
gravitropism
82.
The shoot of a plant growing up. 
a)
Positive Gravitropism 
b)
Negative Gravitropism 
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
83.
Plant’s roots grow down, anchoring it into the soil. To what stimulus is the plant responding?
a)
thigmotropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
84.
What term refers to a plant growing or moving away from a stimulus?
a)
Touch
b)
Tropism
c)
Dormancy
d)
Development
85.

Which of the following is an organism's reaction to a change in it's surrondings?

a)

Response

b)

Development

c)

Distraction

d)

Stimulus

86.

Asexual reproduction in organisms that produce offspring that are_____________?

a)

Diffrent from the parent plant

b)

highly charged organim

c)

identical to the parent plant

d)

not like the parent plant

87.

Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward light?

a)

thigmotrophism

b)

phototropism

c)

gravitropism

d)

hydrotropism

88.

Compared to plants, fungi cannot-?

a)

make thier own food.

b)

be used in helpful ways.

c)

cause disease in other organisms.

d)

grow in large amounts.

89.

Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward touch?

a)

thigmotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

gravitropism

90.

A plants roots grow thicker towards the stream than away from the stream. To what stimulus is the plant responding to?

a)

thigmotropism

b)

gravitropism

c)

photoropism

d)

hydrotropism

91.

What term refers to a plant growing or moving away from a stimulus?

a)

Touch

b)

Dormancy

c)

Tropism

d)

Development

92.

Which is NOT a method for animals to obtain resources for energy?

a)

sponges filter food from the water.

b)

rose bushes have thorns.

c)

animals move to get there food.

d)

fungi absorb nutrients from other organisms.

93.

Through which process do plants obtian energy?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Precipitation

94.
Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward light?
a)
thigmotropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
95.
Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward touch?
a)
thigmotropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
96.
A plant’s roots grow thicker near the stream than away from the stream.  To what stimulus is the plant responding? 
a)
thigmotropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
97.
Through which process do plants obtain energy?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Precipitation
98.
What type of tropism response to water? 
a)
Hydrotropism
b)
Geotropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Phototropism
99.

Plant’s roots grow down, anchoring it into the soil. To what stimulus is the plant responding?

a)

thigmotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

gravitropism

100.
Organs and tissues that perform the same function is called _____________?
a)
cells
b)
tissues 
c)
organ system
d)
organs
101.
A group of tissues that perform a similar function is called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
organ system
102.
 A group of cells that have similar functions? Examples are nervous, epithelial, muscle and connective
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
atoms
103.
When many organ systems work together it can form...
a)
organ
b)
cells
c)
organ system
d)
organism 
104.
What is the correct order of organization
a)
tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism
b)
cell-tissue-organs-organ systems-organism
c)
organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-organism
d)
tissues-cells-organs-organ sytems-organism
105.
What type of tropism response to light? 
a)
Geotropism
b)
Thigmotropism
c)
Phototropism
d)
Hydrotropism
106.
Runs very fast and can fly.
a)
Wild
b)
Domesticated
107.
Has a broad breast and more meat.
a)
domesticated
b)
wild
108.
What is a difference between a wild plant and a domesticated plant?
a)
Nothing
b)
Domesticated Plant will have more fruit
c)
Wild Plant will have more fruit
d)
You can't domesticate plants!
109.

What is an animal that has been selectively bred in captivity and thereby modified from its wild ancestors for use by humans who control the animal's breeding and food supply?

a)

a wild one

b)

a tame one

c)

a domesticated one that could easily return to the wild

d)

a domesticated one

110.

ADAPTATION

a)

Homologous structures that related species have from common

b)

Process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce

c)

A change in structure or habits (behavior), often hereditary, by which an organism improves its condition in relationship to its environment

d)

Differences in traits between members of the same species

111.

Process by which gene frequencies in a population change through certain individuals producing more offspring than others because they are better able to survive.

a)

natural selection

b)

adaptation

c)

mutation

d)

genetic engineering

112.

All of the same species living together in the same place at the same time?

a)

An organism

b)

A population

c)

A community

d)

A biome

113.

Making deliberate crosses of plants or mating of animals, so the offspring will have the desired traits.

a)

selective breeding

b)

artificial selection

c)

genetic engineering

d)

genetic transformation

114.

A different form or version of something?

a)

population

b)

variation

c)

physiology

d)

adaptation

115.

The way in which a living organism or body part functions.

a)

Species

b)

Adaptation

c)

Population

d)

Physiology

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