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Adaptations & Succession

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Which description below best describes what is happening in the pictures?

a)

Secondary succession is occurring because there are large plants/trees and grasses in the same community.

b)

Primary succession is occurring in the pictures because in one of the pictures the community is all the way down to the soil .

c)

Secondary succession is occurring because there is a fire in an area where organisms already lived and the plants are beginning to regrow.

2.

Ability to copy or imitate another organism is called

a)

camouflage

b)

mimicry

c)

migration

d)

carrying capacity

3.

Which conclusion can best be drawn from the information given in the graph above?

a)

trait for dark color is better for survival in a non-polluted environment.

b)

trait for light color is better for survival in a polluted environment.

c)

trait of color may be a favorable adaptation in one environment, but not in another environment.

4.

students were arguing about natural selection and each made a scientific claim. This is what they said

a)

Natural selection is the struggle among organisms for resources in an ecosystem

b)

Natural selection is an organism’s role or job in its habitat.

c)

Natural selection acts within one generation to change a trait that allows for survival.

d)

Natural selection acts over generations to pass on certain traits that allow for survival

5.

competing for the same resources

a)

competition

b)

adaptations

c)

carrying capacity

d)

limiting factor

6.

the diversity of life

a)

adaptations

b)

limiting capacity

c)

biodiversity

d)

migration

7.

process by which organisms adapt and survive in an environment

a)

camouflage

b)

limiting factor

c)

succession

d)

natural selection

8.

a structure, behavior or trait in an organims that helps it survive (e.g. long neck)

a)

adaptation

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

mimicry

9.

a disguise or protective coloring that blends with the surrounding.

a)

mimicry

b)

adaptation

c)

camouflage

d)

hibernation

10.

maximum number of organisms that a habitat can hold without causing harm.

a)

limiting factor

b)

climax community

c)

succession

d)

carrying capacity

11.

forces that control the growth of a population (e.g. water, space, food, etc)

a)

carrying capacity

b)

limiting capacity

c)

limiting factor

d)

carrying factor

12.

the seasonal movement of a population of animals.

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

limitation

d)

sensation

13.

state of inactivity for certain animals

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

agitation

d)

climax community