Chapter 6: The Environment and Change Over Time

Which is a person who studies plants and animals by observing them?

• Paleontologist

• Naturalist

• Nutritionist

• Physist

A slight difference in an inherited traits of individual members of species is

• camouflage

• mimicry

• adaptation

• variation

Which is a resemblance of one species to another species

• mimicry

• camouflage

Which is an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment?

• mimicry

• camouflage

Which is selective breeding?

• the breeding of organisms (by humans) for desired characteristics

• an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment

• process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive their environment

• an adaptation that allows organisms to select their mates

Which is an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment?

• dominant trait

• mimicry

• adaptation

• variation

A viceroy butterfly (tastes good) resembling a monarch butterfly (does not taste good) is an example of

• camouflage

• mimicry

• natural selection

• variation

Which type of adaptation has to do with how an animal acts?

• behavioral

• functional

• structural

Which of the following is a good example of a behavioral adaptation?

• birds calling

• increase of heart rate during exercise

• thick layer of fur

• kangaroo having large feet to so it can jump great distances

Which is an example of a functional adaptation?

• jackrabbit's blood vessels in ears expand to cool blood

• webbed toes of frogs

• moving in herds