Chapters 3 and 4: Ecosystems Test

A characteristic that allows an organism to survive better in its environment

• adaptation

• mutation

• succession

A random change in a gene

• adaptation

• mutation

• succession

The predictable order of changes in communities after a change occurs

• adaptation

• mutation

• succession

When a species has no members left that are alive

• structural adaptation

• extinct species

• instincts

Behavioral adaptations or inherited behaviors that help animals survive

• structural adaptations

• extinct species

• instincts

Useful changes in the body parts of an animal

• structural adaptations

• extinct species

• instincts

Which is an example of a structural adaptation?

• learning how to hunt

• a long neck

• migration

Which is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• long neck

• hibernation

• thick fur

The process of an animal changing form during its life cycle

• life cycle

• metamorphosis

• molt

The process by which an animal sheds its outer covering

• life cycle

• metamorphosis

• molt