Environments and Survival

A specific characteristic of an individual organism.

( example: thick fur)

• trait

• individualism

• feature

• gene

Everything that surrounds an organism.

• adaptations

• environment

• mutation

• adaptive trait

If an environment changes, an animal has the ability to change their traits to adapt to their environment.

• true

• false

A trait that makes it more likely than individual will survive in a specific environment.

• adaptive trait

• non adaptive trait

• distribution

• mutual trait

What is most likely going to happen to the moth population in this picture?

• Light moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

• Dark moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

• Light moths will change their color to match the dark moths

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This is a group of the same kind of organisms living in the same area.

• organism

• environment

• population

• variation

adaptations can be :

• camouflage

• hunting skills

• ability to survive cold weather

• all of the above

If a trait is adaptive, it will always be adaptive.

• true

• false

A species could go extinct if...

• the environment changes and the species cannot adapt

• food becomes more plentiful

An adaptive trait is a trait that makes it harder for an organism to survive.

• true

• false