WorksheetsAdaptations and DNA
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism is a ______________________.
a)
prey
b)
producer
c)
predator
d)
decomposer
2.
An animal that is hunted as food
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
3.
An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive
a)
niche
b)
structure
c)
characteristic
d)
adaptation
4.
Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
5.
When an organism copies a characteristic of something else in order to better its chances for survival and reproduction
a)
hibernation
b)
camouflage
c)
mimicry
d)
migration
6.
The place or environment where an organism naturally lives
a)
function
b)
habitat
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
7.
Occurring in the night
a)
logical
b)
structural
c)
function
d)
nocturnal
8.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
9.
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
a)
genes.
b)
variations.
c)
traits.
d)
theories.
10.
A change in DNA.
a)
Competition
b)
Mutation
c)
Species
d)
Fitness
11.
Organisms with the most beneficial traits will survive. This is commonly known as ___.
a)
theory of evolution
b)
variations
c)
survival of the fittest
d)
ecosystems
12.
Mutations are a change in what?
a)
DNA
b)
tRNA
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
13.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
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