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WorksheetsNatural Selection and Adaptation Test
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Sequence of DNA that determines structures of proteins
Mutation
Gene
Molecule
Protein
The way in which traits are shared in the population
Predominant
Resistance
Distribution
Heritable
Changes in a species over generations, due to changes in the environment
Distribution
Mutation
Adaptation
Resistance
Process in which traits become more/less common due to some traits making it more likely for individuals to survive and reproduce
Natural Selection
Mutation
Distribution
Adaptation
A random and permanent change to a gene
Protein
Gene
Natural Selection
Mutation
What needs to be true for adaptation to occur?
A trait exists in a population
Organism's ability to survive and reproduce are increased
Trait is heritable
The trait needs to be predominant in a population
Which statement(s) are true about mutations, Mutations....
are not necessary for adaptation to occur
can lead to a new predominant trait in a population
only happen when the environment changes
are very common
Why/how do population change over time?
The environment changes
There is a heritable trait which doesn't help survival
Natural selection causes a trait to become more common in the population
The organism decides to have a mutation occur
which is an inherited trait?
speaking spanish
bird saying hello
cat using a litter box
spines on a cactus
which is the learned behavior?
shape of beak
monkey riding bicycle
horse eating hay
snake eating mice
Which of the following is an inherited trait?
swimming
eye color
skateboarding
callused fingers
The shape of a bird's beak is a body structure that the bird has at birth. This body structure is a/an-
learned trait
special trait
inherited trait
developed trait
Tundra animals have structures such as thick coats that allow them survive in the vast tundra. Why does the musk ox have a thick coat of fur?
to insulate(cover) from the cold tundra wind and water
to blend in with the snow and water
for protection against predators
to attract a mate during the winter season
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
To look different from other species.
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
To protect itself against predators.
To protect itself against prey.
This is the organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
Variation
Mutation
Natural Selection
Gradualism
How do adaptations help animals?
To escape animals
to hunt for food
to survive in their habitats
All of these are correct
Which of the following is an example of natural selection?
Hummingbirds drinking nectar from a plant.
Whales and dolphins swimming to the water's surface to breathe.
Sloths making their homes high in trees to protect themselves from predators.
Brown-colored lizards surviving and reproducing because they are better able to camouflage themselves from predators.
Which of the following is an example of natural selection?
Hummingbirds drinking nectar from a plant.
Whales and dolphins swimming to the water's surface to breathe.
Sloths making their homes high in trees to protect themselves from predators.
Brown-colored lizards surviving and reproducing because they are better able to camouflage themselves from predators.
The Venn diagram compares and contrasts migration and hibernation. What can you conclude based on the information in the diagram?
Both are a response to change in environment.
Migration and hibernation require organisms to move.
A lot of energy is required for migration and hibernation.
The only response to a change in the environment is hibernation.
Which of the following is an example of natural selection?
Hummingbirds drinking nectar from a plant.
Whales and dolphins swimming to the water's surface to breathe.
Sloths making their homes high in trees to protect themselves from predators.
Brown-colored lizards surviving and reproducing because they are better able to camouflage themselves from predators.
A gradual change over time in species that enables the species to better survive its environment is known as a(n) ____________.
adaptation
habitat
population
competition
Which of the following statements about variations in species or populations is TRUE?
Variations help species and populations survive.
All organisms in a population have the same variations.
Physical variations are the only traits that help species or populations survive.
Behavior variations are the only traits that help species or populations survive.
The graph shows how the population of spiders in one habitat changed over the last 60 years. Based on the data presented in the graph, what can you infer about the population of spiders?
All the tan spiders were eaten by other insects.
The green spiders were best suited for the habitat.
The yellow spiders were best suited for the habitat.
The brown spiders cannot find enough food to eat.
What would MOST LIKELY happen if a particular species only came in one size, and predators ate that one size?
The predators would get sick.
The species would become extinct.
The species would reproduce quickly.
Nothing would happen to the species.
The Venn diagram compares and contrasts migration and hibernation. What can you conclude based on the information in the diagram?
Both are a response to change in environment.
Migration and hibernation require organisms to move.
A lot of energy is required for migration and hibernation.
The only response to a change in the environment is hibernation.
Which of the following traits is a chemical process that happens in the body of some organisms to produce light?
Bioluminescence
Hibernation
Migration
Luminary
Which statement BEST describes how hibernation enhances a ground squirrel's chance of survival?
During hibernation, the ground squirrel's heart rate speeds up to warm its body.
Hibernation causes the ground squirrel to die but come back to life when the weather gets warm again.
During hibernation, the ground squirrel moves to a warmer climate and doesn't return until it gets warm again.
Hibernation slows the ground squirrel's body processes down so it uses less energy during the cold months when food is scarce.
According to natural selection, which organisms are most likely survive?
The fastest organisms
The biggest organisms
The best-adapted organisms
The most domesticated organisms
The process of breeding organisms with specific traits to influence the traits of the next generation is ___________.
adaptation
natural breeding
natural selection
selective breeding
"The key factor to this process is identifying the trait you want and then only allowing species that have that trait to breed with one another." Which of the following BEST matches the statement above?
Advantageous Trait
Natural Breeding
Selective Breeding
Natural Selection
The graph below shows how the finch population in Burke Lake changed during the past 50 years. What is one thing you can infer based on the information presented in the graph?
Thin-beaked finches prey on wide-beaked finches.
Wide-beaked finches are better suited for life in an ocean environment.
Thin-beaked finches are better suited to the environment in Burke Lake.
Wide-beaked finches are better suited to the environment in Burke Lake.
Which of the following is an example of selective breeding?
A giraffe's long neck
Training a horse to run faster
Clipping a horse's tail so it is not too long
Crossing a labrador retriever with a poodle
What is one way selective breeding differs from natural selection?
Selective breeding does not produce offspring.
Humans, not nature, control reproduction in selective breeding.
Nature, not humans, controls reproduction in selective breeding.
Animals are the only organisms that can be selectively bred, while both plants and animals can undergo natural selection.
The diagram shows an imaginary situation, in which a population of ladybugs changed over 15 years. What is the probable explanation for this change?
Wings are an advantageous trait.
Black spots are an advantageous trait.
Yellow coloring is an advantageous trait.
Red coloring is an advantageous trait.
Which of the following is an adaptation?
eating
drinking
hibernating
reproducing
Which of the following is a structural adaptation?
feathers
predation
migration
hibernation
Which is NOT an internal structural adaptation?
light skeleton
large lungs
thick fur
four-chambered heart
Which internal adaptation allows fish to breathe under water?
fins
gills
scales
spawning
Which internal adaptation allows a bird to fly?
feathers
wings
hollow bones
beaks
Which internal adaptation allows water to be transported through the roots of a plant?
xylem
phloem
stem
pollen
Which internal adaptation transports sugar from the leaves throughout a plant?
xylem
phloem
stem
pollen
Which bird's foot is BEST adapted to swimming?
A
B
C
D
Which bear is BEST adapted to live in the arctic?
A
B
C
D
Which beak is best adapted to tear meat?
A
B
C
D
Which of the following is an example of natural selection?
Hummingbirds drinking nectar from a plant.
Whales and dolphins swimming to the water's surface to breathe.
Sloths making their homes high in trees to protect themselves from predators.
Brown-colored lizards surviving and reproducing because they are better able to camouflage themselves from predators.
A gradual change over time in species that enables the species to better survive its environment is known as a(n) ____________.
adaptation
habitat
population
competition
Which of the following statements about variations in species or populations is TRUE?
Variations help species and populations survive.
All organisms in a population have the same variations.
Physical variations are the only traits that help species or populations survive.
Behavior variations are the only traits that help species or populations survive.
The graph shows how the population of spiders in one habitat changed over the last 60 years. Based on the data presented in the graph, what can you infer about the population of spiders?
All the tan spiders were eaten by other insects.
The green spiders were best suited for the habitat.
The yellow spiders were best suited for the habitat.
The brown spiders cannot find enough food to eat.
What would MOST LIKELY happen if a particular species only came in one size, and predators ate that one size?
The predators would get sick.
The species would become extinct.
The species would reproduce quickly.
Nothing would happen to the species.
The Venn diagram compares and contrasts migration and hibernation. What can you conclude based on the information in the diagram?
Both are a response to change in environment.
Migration and hibernation require organisms to move.
A lot of energy is required for migration and hibernation.
The only response to a change in the environment is hibernation.
Which of the following traits is a chemical process that happens in the body of some organisms to produce light?
Bioluminescence
Hibernation
Migration
Luminary
Which statement BEST describes how hibernation enhances a ground squirrel's chance of survival?
During hibernation, the ground squirrel's heart rate speeds up to warm its body.
Hibernation causes the ground squirrel to die but come back to life when the weather gets warm again.
During hibernation, the ground squirrel moves to a warmer climate and doesn't return until it gets warm again.
Hibernation slows the ground squirrel's body processes down so it uses less energy during the cold months when food is scarce.
According to natural selection, which organisms are most likely survive?
The fastest organisms
The biggest organisms
The best-adapted organisms
The most domesticated organisms
The process of breeding organisms with specific traits to influence the traits of the next generation is ___________.
adaptation
natural breeding
natural selection
selective breeding
"The key factor to this process is identifying the trait you want and then only allowing species that have that trait to breed with one another." Which of the following BEST matches the statement above?
Advantageous Trait
Natural Breeding
Selective Breeding
Natural Selection
The graph below shows how the finch population in Burke Lake changed during the past 50 years. What is one thing you can infer based on the information presented in the graph?
Thin-beaked finches prey on wide-beaked finches.
Wide-beaked finches are better suited for life in an ocean environment.
Thin-beaked finches are better suited to the environment in Burke Lake.
Wide-beaked finches are better suited to the environment in Burke Lake.
Which of the following is an example of selective breeding?
A giraffe's long neck
Training a horse to run faster
Clipping a horse's tail so it is not too long
Crossing a labrador retriever with a poodle
What is one way selective breeding differs from natural selection?
Selective breeding does not produce offspring.
Humans, not nature, control reproduction in selective breeding.
Nature, not humans, controls reproduction in selective breeding.
Animals are the only organisms that can be selectively bred, while both plants and animals can undergo natural selection.
The diagram shows an imaginary situation, in which a population of ladybugs changed over 15 years. What is the probable explanation for this change?
Wings are an advantageous trait.
Black spots are an advantageous trait.
Yellow coloring is an advantageous trait.
Red coloring is an advantageous trait.
Which of the following is an adaptation?
eating
drinking
hibernating
reproducing
Which of the following is a structural adaptation?
feathers
predation
migration
hibernation
Which is NOT an internal structural adaptation?
light skeleton
large lungs
thick fur
four-chambered heart
Which internal adaptation allows fish to breathe under water?
fins
gills
scales
spawning
Which internal adaptation allows a bird to fly?
feathers
wings
hollow bones
beaks
Which internal adaptation allows water to be transported through the roots of a plant?
xylem
phloem
stem
pollen
Which internal adaptation transports sugar from the leaves throughout a plant?
xylem
phloem
stem
pollen
Which bird's foot is BEST adapted to swimming?
A
B
C
D
Which bear is BEST adapted to live in the arctic?
A
B
C
D
Which beak is best adapted to tear meat?
A
B
C
D
The red-spotted purple butterfly is a mimic of the poisonous pipevine swallowtail butterfly. A bird can’t tell them apart, so it will not eat either one.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
Opossums can roll onto their backs, slow their breathing, and become stiff , as if dead.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
Fish and other animals travel in groups for protection and to find food.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
The orchid mantis climbs on flowers and can blend in with its surroundings.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
Woodpeckers have a strong, sharp beak to drill holes into trees and a stiff tail to support themselves on the tree.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
Salmon spend most of their lives in the ocean even though they were hatched from eggs in rivers or streams. When they are ready to reproduce, they leave the ocean and return to where they were hatched.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
Black bears in Gatlinburg, Tennessee have learned how to open car doors to search for food.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
When threatened, skunks will spray toxins that leave a smell on other animals.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
The short-horned lizard can squirt blood from its eyes when facing a predator.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
Giant squid and octopuses can produce a cloud of ink in order to make a quick getaway.
What type of ADAPTATION is this?
Structural/physical
Behavioral
Physiological
If a green tree frog lives in a forest, how does the frog's color help it survive?
Helping frog find other frogs
Making the frog harder to see when on the leaves
The color keeps it cool
Allows the frog to make it's own food.
