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Organisms Use Strategies to Be Successful in Their Environment

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name

Class

Date

Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?

looking like a dangerous animal

being the same color as the place it lives (camouflage)

having sharp claws or a strong shell

having only a few young and caring for them

This word means to stay alive.

trait

reproduce

adaptation

survive

I am an animal that lives in the arctic. I have adaptations that allow me to survive in my environment. Which of the following is an adaptation that will allow me to survive the arctic?

thick white fur

speed

digging in the ground

short, fluffy tail

Anything that helps plants or animals survive in their environment is known as a(n) __________________.

Roots

Habitats

Adaptation

Adoption

Which underground structural adaptation has the function of storing food and water for the plant?

bulbs

tubers

roots

spores

Desert animals of Western Australia match their colour to their surrounding to

be not seen by their predator

avoid being caught by their enemies

get away safely when in danger

all the above

Most bird species have hollow bones to...

Allow them to swim.

Make them lighter during flight.

Help them store food.

Help them find a mate.

An octopus can change its color to match its surroundings. This is an example of which type of behavior?

camouflage

mimicry

cooperative behavior

estivation

examples: claws, teeth, beak, echolocation

aquatic animal adaptations

winter adaptations

seasonal behaviors

feeding adaptations

10.

How do adaptations help animals?

To escape animals

to hunt for food

to survive in their habitats

All of these are correct

11.

Which type of leaf adaptation is best for getting sunlight in a very shady area?

A--thin leaf with waxy covering

B--big, broad leaf

C--thin, modified leaf with waxy covering

D--medium-sized leaf with indented edges

12.

any difference between individuals of the same species

adaptation

gene

variation

naturalist

13.

examples of external structures important to feeding

fins, legs, tail, wings

beak, teeth, mouth, claws

ears, tongue, eyes, nose

fur, feathers, shell, horns, tusks

14.

When every organism of a given species has died

Natural Selection

Homeostasis

Extinction

Selective Breeding

15.

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

Dark moth

Light moth

Both will be equally successful

Neither will be successful

16.

Since the 1800s humans have stopped burning coal, and the trees have returned to their original color. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

Dark moth

Light moth

Both will be equally successful

Neither will be successful

17.

Which of these statements best describes what Darwin observed on the Galapagos Islands?

The finch population on each island was unique due to Natural Selection

The finches on the islands ate seeds and nuts, but no insects

The finches on the islands were the same as the finches in Ecuador

The finches could produce offspring only with finches from other islands

18.

Organisms that are better adapted to the environment survive to pass traits to their offspring

Natural Selection

Homeostasis

Selective Breeding

Extinction

19.

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.

20.

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

21.

Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their genes onto their offspring. This is called

Mutation

Adaptation

Evolution

Natural Selection

22.

What is the correct explanation for what is happening in this graph?

There are a lot of average-sized beaks

There are no beaks

There are a lot of small beaks only

There are a lot of small and large beaks, but not average-sized ones

23.

Given this graph predict what will happen to the future wolf population?

Population will decrease

Population will increase

Population will not change

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Organisms Use Strategies to Be Successful in Their Environment

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

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