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Natural Selection and Adaptation Test

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 24hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sequence of DNA that determines structures of proteins

a)

Mutation

b)

Gene

c)

Molecule

d)

Protein

2.

The way in which traits are shared in the population

a)

Predominant

b)

Resistance

c)

Distribution

d)

Heritable

3.

Changes in a species over generations, due to changes in the environment

a)

Distribution

b)

Mutation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Resistance

4.

Process in which traits become more/less common due to some traits making it more likely for individuals to survive and reproduce

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Mutation

c)

Distribution

d)

Adaptation

5.

A random and permanent change to a gene

a)

Protein

b)

Gene

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Mutation

6.

What needs to be true for adaptation to occur?

a)

A trait exists in a population

b)

Organism's ability to survive and reproduce are increased

c)

Trait is heritable

d)

The trait needs to be predominant in a population

7.

Which statement(s) are true about mutations, Mutations....

a)

are not necessary for adaptation to occur

b)

can lead to a new predominant trait in a population

c)

only happen when the environment changes

d)

are very common

8.

Why/how do population change over time?

a)

The environment changes

b)

There is a heritable trait which doesn't help survival

c)

Natural selection causes a trait to become more common in the population

d)

The organism decides to have a mutation occur

9.

which is an inherited trait?

a)

speaking spanish

b)

bird saying hello

c)

cat using a litter box

d)

spines on a cactus

10.

which is the learned behavior?

a)

shape of beak

b)

monkey riding bicycle

c)

horse eating hay

d)

snake eating mice

11.

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

a)

swimming

b)

eye color

c)

skateboarding

d)

callused fingers

12.

The shape of a bird's beak is a body structure that the bird has at birth. This body structure is a/an-

a)

learned trait

b)

special trait

c)

inherited trait

d)

developed trait

13.

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?

a)

to insulate(cover) from the cold tundra wind and water

b)

to blend in with the snow and water

c)

for protection against predators

d)

to attract a mate during the winter season

14.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment 
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
d)
Habitat
15.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Steven Hawking
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Isaac Newton
16.
Predict which moth would increase in population
a)
light 
b)
dark
17.

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

a)

To look different from other species.

b)

To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

c)

To protect itself against predators.

d)

To protect itself against prey.

18.

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

19.

How do adaptations help animals?

a)

To escape animals

b)

to hunt for food

c)

to survive in their habitats

d)

All of these are correct

20.
Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?
a)
A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous.
b)
A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to play dead.
c)
A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
d)
A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.
21.

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

a)

Hummingbirds drinking nectar from a plant.

b)

Whales and dolphins swimming to the water's surface to breathe.

c)

Sloths making their homes high in trees to protect themselves from predators.

d)

Brown-colored lizards surviving and reproducing because they are better able to camouflage themselves from predators.

22.

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

a)

Hummingbirds drinking nectar from a plant.

b)

Whales and dolphins swimming to the water's surface to breathe.

c)

Sloths making their homes high in trees to protect themselves from predators.

d)

Brown-colored lizards surviving and reproducing because they are better able to camouflage themselves from predators.

23.

The Venn diagram compares and contrasts migration and hibernation. What can you conclude based on the information in the diagram?

a)

Both are a response to change in environment.

b)

Migration and hibernation require organisms to move.

c)

A lot of energy is required for migration and hibernation.

d)

The only response to a change in the environment is hibernation.

24.

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

a)

Hummingbirds drinking nectar from a plant.

b)

Whales and dolphins swimming to the water's surface to breathe.

c)

Sloths making their homes high in trees to protect themselves from predators.

d)

Brown-colored lizards surviving and reproducing because they are better able to camouflage themselves from predators.

25.

A gradual change over time in species that enables the species to better survive its environment is known as a(n) ____________.

a)

adaptation

b)

habitat

c)

population

d)

competition

26.

Which of the following statements about variations in species or populations is TRUE?

a)

Variations help species and populations survive.

b)

All organisms in a population have the same variations.

c)

Physical variations are the only traits that help species or populations survive.

d)

Behavior variations are the only traits that help species or populations survive.

27.

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?

a)

All the tan spiders were eaten by other insects.

b)

The green spiders were best suited for the habitat.

c)

The yellow spiders were best suited for the habitat.

d)

The brown spiders cannot find enough food to eat.

28.

What would MOST LIKELY happen if a particular species only came in one size, and predators ate that one size?

a)

The predators would get sick.

b)

The species would become extinct.

c)

The species would reproduce quickly.

d)

Nothing would happen to the species.

29.

The Venn diagram compares and contrasts migration and hibernation. What can you conclude based on the information in the diagram?

a)

Both are a response to change in environment.

b)

Migration and hibernation require organisms to move.

c)

A lot of energy is required for migration and hibernation.

d)

The only response to a change in the environment is hibernation.

30.

Which of the following traits is a chemical process that happens in the body of some organisms to produce light?

a)

Bioluminescence

b)

Hibernation

c)

Migration

d)

Luminary

31.

Which statement BEST describes how hibernation enhances a ground squirrel's chance of survival?

a)

During hibernation, the ground squirrel's heart rate speeds up to warm its body.

b)

Hibernation causes the ground squirrel to die but come back to life when the weather gets warm again.

c)

During hibernation, the ground squirrel moves to a warmer climate and doesn't return until it gets warm again.

d)

Hibernation slows the ground squirrel's body processes down so it uses less energy during the cold months when food is scarce.

32.

According to natural selection, which organisms are most likely survive?

a)

The fastest organisms

b)

The biggest organisms

c)

The best-adapted organisms

d)

The most domesticated organisms

33.

The process of breeding organisms with specific traits to influence the traits of the next generation is ___________.

a)

adaptation

b)

natural breeding

c)

natural selection

d)

selective breeding

34.

"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?

a)

Advantageous Trait

b)

Natural Breeding

c)

Selective Breeding

d)

Natural Selection

35.

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?

a)

Thin-beaked finches prey on wide-beaked finches.

b)

Wide-beaked finches are better suited for life in an ocean environment.

c)

Thin-beaked finches are better suited to the environment in Burke Lake.

d)

Wide-beaked finches are better suited to the environment in Burke Lake.

36.

Which of the following is an example of selective breeding?

a)

A giraffe's long neck

b)

Training a horse to run faster

c)

Clipping a horse's tail so it is not too long

d)

Crossing a labrador retriever with a poodle

37.

What is one way selective breeding differs from natural selection?

a)

Selective breeding does not produce offspring.

b)

Humans, not nature, control reproduction in selective breeding.

c)

Nature, not humans, controls reproduction in selective breeding.

d)

Animals are the only organisms that can be selectively bred, while both plants and animals can undergo natural selection.

38.

The diagram shows an imaginary situation, in which a population of ladybugs changed over 15 years. What is the probable explanation for this change?

a)

Wings are an advantageous trait.

b)

Black spots are an advantageous trait.

c)

Yellow coloring is an advantageous trait.

d)

Red coloring is an advantageous trait.

39.

Which of the following is an adaptation?

a)

eating

b)

drinking

c)

hibernating

d)

reproducing

40.

Which of the following is a structural adaptation?

a)

feathers

b)

predation

c)

migration

d)

hibernation

41.

Which is NOT an internal structural adaptation?

a)

light skeleton

b)

large lungs

c)

thick fur

d)

four-chambered heart

42.

Which internal adaptation allows fish to breathe under water?

a)

fins

b)

gills

c)

scales

d)

spawning

43.

Which internal adaptation allows a bird to fly?

a)

feathers

b)

wings

c)

hollow bones

d)

beaks

44.

Which internal adaptation allows water to be transported through the roots of a plant?

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

stem

d)

pollen

45.

Which internal adaptation transports sugar from the leaves throughout a plant?

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

stem

d)

pollen

46.

Which bird's foot is BEST adapted to swimming?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

Which bear is BEST adapted to live in the arctic?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.

Which beak is best adapted to tear meat?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

a)

Hummingbirds drinking nectar from a plant.

b)

Whales and dolphins swimming to the water's surface to breathe.

c)

Sloths making their homes high in trees to protect themselves from predators.

d)

Brown-colored lizards surviving and reproducing because they are better able to camouflage themselves from predators.

50.

A gradual change over time in species that enables the species to better survive its environment is known as a(n) ____________.

a)

adaptation

b)

habitat

c)

population

d)

competition

51.

Which of the following statements about variations in species or populations is TRUE?

a)

Variations help species and populations survive.

b)

All organisms in a population have the same variations.

c)

Physical variations are the only traits that help species or populations survive.

d)

Behavior variations are the only traits that help species or populations survive.

52.

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?

a)

All the tan spiders were eaten by other insects.

b)

The green spiders were best suited for the habitat.

c)

The yellow spiders were best suited for the habitat.

d)

The brown spiders cannot find enough food to eat.

53.

What would MOST LIKELY happen if a particular species only came in one size, and predators ate that one size?

a)

The predators would get sick.

b)

The species would become extinct.

c)

The species would reproduce quickly.

d)

Nothing would happen to the species.

54.

The Venn diagram compares and contrasts migration and hibernation. What can you conclude based on the information in the diagram?

a)

Both are a response to change in environment.

b)

Migration and hibernation require organisms to move.

c)

A lot of energy is required for migration and hibernation.

d)

The only response to a change in the environment is hibernation.

55.

Which of the following traits is a chemical process that happens in the body of some organisms to produce light?

a)

Bioluminescence

b)

Hibernation

c)

Migration

d)

Luminary

56.

Which statement BEST describes how hibernation enhances a ground squirrel's chance of survival?

a)

During hibernation, the ground squirrel's heart rate speeds up to warm its body.

b)

Hibernation causes the ground squirrel to die but come back to life when the weather gets warm again.

c)

During hibernation, the ground squirrel moves to a warmer climate and doesn't return until it gets warm again.

d)

Hibernation slows the ground squirrel's body processes down so it uses less energy during the cold months when food is scarce.

57.

According to natural selection, which organisms are most likely survive?

a)

The fastest organisms

b)

The biggest organisms

c)

The best-adapted organisms

d)

The most domesticated organisms

58.

The process of breeding organisms with specific traits to influence the traits of the next generation is ___________.

a)

adaptation

b)

natural breeding

c)

natural selection

d)

selective breeding

59.

"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?

a)

Advantageous Trait

b)

Natural Breeding

c)

Selective Breeding

d)

Natural Selection

60.

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?

a)

Thin-beaked finches prey on wide-beaked finches.

b)

Wide-beaked finches are better suited for life in an ocean environment.

c)

Thin-beaked finches are better suited to the environment in Burke Lake.

d)

Wide-beaked finches are better suited to the environment in Burke Lake.

61.

Which of the following is an example of selective breeding?

a)

A giraffe's long neck

b)

Training a horse to run faster

c)

Clipping a horse's tail so it is not too long

d)

Crossing a labrador retriever with a poodle

62.

What is one way selective breeding differs from natural selection?

a)

Selective breeding does not produce offspring.

b)

Humans, not nature, control reproduction in selective breeding.

c)

Nature, not humans, controls reproduction in selective breeding.

d)

Animals are the only organisms that can be selectively bred, while both plants and animals can undergo natural selection.

63.

The diagram shows an imaginary situation, in which a population of ladybugs changed over 15 years. What is the probable explanation for this change?

a)

Wings are an advantageous trait.

b)

Black spots are an advantageous trait.

c)

Yellow coloring is an advantageous trait.

d)

Red coloring is an advantageous trait.

64.

Which of the following is an adaptation?

a)

eating

b)

drinking

c)

hibernating

d)

reproducing

65.

Which of the following is a structural adaptation?

a)

feathers

b)

predation

c)

migration

d)

hibernation

66.

Which is NOT an internal structural adaptation?

a)

light skeleton

b)

large lungs

c)

thick fur

d)

four-chambered heart

67.

Which internal adaptation allows fish to breathe under water?

a)

fins

b)

gills

c)

scales

d)

spawning

68.

Which internal adaptation allows a bird to fly?

a)

feathers

b)

wings

c)

hollow bones

d)

beaks

69.

Which internal adaptation allows water to be transported through the roots of a plant?

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

stem

d)

pollen

70.

Which internal adaptation transports sugar from the leaves throughout a plant?

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

stem

d)

pollen

71.

Which bird's foot is BEST adapted to swimming?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

72.

Which bear is BEST adapted to live in the arctic?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

73.

Which beak is best adapted to tear meat?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

74.
A characteristic or feature that increases an organism's ability to survive within a changing environment.
a)
adaptation
b)
hibernation
c)
migration
d)
Natural Selection
75.
A physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive in its environment.
a)
species
b)
Physiological adaptation
c)
Behavioral adaptation
d)
Structural adaptation
76.
Blending in with surroundings
a)
hibernation
b)
Natural Selection
c)
camouflage
d)
variation
77.
The process of breeding organisms with specific traits to influence traits of the next generation.
a)
variation
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Evolution
d)
Selective Breeding
78.
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.
a)
species
b)
adaptation
c)
hibernation
d)
variation
79.
To pass the winter in a sleeping or resting state.
a)
migration
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
variation
80.
A biochemical function that makes an organism better suited to its environment.
a)
Physiological adaptation
b)
Behavioral adaptation
c)
Structural adaptation
d)
Natural selection
81.
To move from one region or climate to another usually on a regular schedule for food or breeding.
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
variation
d)
selective breeding
82.
The process in which only organisms best suited to a particular environment survive.
a)
Selective Breeding
b)
Behavioral adaptation
c)
Structural adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
83.
The process of change over time.
a)
evolution
b)
variation
c)
migration
d)
adaptation
84.
Bahavior that helps an organism to survive and reproduce.
a)
behavorial adaptation
b)
structural adaptation
c)
physiological adaptation
d)
selective breeding
85.
any difference between organisms of the same species
a)
adaptation
b)
camouflage
c)
selective breeding
d)
variation
86.

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?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

87.

Opossums can roll onto their backs, slow their breathing, and become stiff , as if dead.

What type of ADAPTATION is this?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

88.

Fish and other animals travel in groups for protection and to find food.

What type of ADAPTATION is this?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

89.

The orchid mantis climbs on flowers and can blend in with its surroundings.

What type of ADAPTATION is this?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

90.

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?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

91.

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?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

92.

Black bears in Gatlinburg, Tennessee have learned how to open car doors to search for food.

What type of ADAPTATION is this?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

93.

When threatened, skunks will spray toxins that leave a smell on other animals.

What type of ADAPTATION is this?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

94.

The short-horned lizard can squirt blood from its eyes when facing a predator.

What type of ADAPTATION is this?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

95.

Giant squid and octopuses can produce a cloud of ink in order to make a quick getaway.

What type of ADAPTATION is this?

a)

Structural/physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

96.

If a green tree frog lives in a forest, how does the frog's color help it survive?

a)

Helping frog find other frogs

b)

Making the frog harder to see when on the leaves

c)

The color keeps it cool

d)

Allows the frog to make it's own food.