Quiz about Adaptations Review

Question 1

Which adaptation of black bears best helps them survive cold winters?

Accepted Answer

Being able to hibernate

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Having a large home range

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Eating both plants and animals

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Having sharp teeth and claws

Question 2

The diagram below shows the beaks of five species of birds that developed over time from one parent species. The five species of birds can be found living in the same area. Which of the following best explains why the beak shape of each species of bird developed differently?

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Each beak shape is an adaptation to a specific source of food.

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Each beak shape helps the birds to produce different songs.

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Each beak shape is designed to construct a different type of nest.

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Each beak shape helps protect the birds from a different predator.

Question 3

An example of a structural adaptation is...

Accepted Answer

The spikes on a porcupine fish

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a turtle hiding inside its shell

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a rabbit burrowing underground

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a viper biting when threatened

Question 4

Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?

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

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looking like a dangerous animal

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having sharp claws or a strong shel

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having only a few young and caring for them

Question 5

What does it mean to reproduce?

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to produce new living things

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to eat things

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to make things pretty

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to produce energy

Question 6

A trait that helps a living thing survive.

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adaptation

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instinct

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mimicry

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camouflage

Question 7

The space, conditions and all the living and non-living things around an organism is its _________________.

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environment

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home

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neighborhood

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ecosystem

Question 8

An animal that is hunted as food

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prey

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predator

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decomposer

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producer

Question 9

A giraffe's long neck - used to reach leaves high in trees - is an example of a

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structural adaptation

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behavioral adaptation

Question 10

Birds migrate (move to) a warmer place during winter is an example of a __________.

Accepted Answer

Behavioral adaptation

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Structural adaptation

Question 11

Penguins huddle close together to keep warm is an example of a ________________

Accepted Answer

Behavioral adaptation

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Structural adaptation

Question 12

Natural Selection theory and Evolution theory were proposed by what scientist?

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Charles Darwin

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Albert Einstein

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Steven Hawking

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Isaac Newton

Question 13

____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species

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natural selection

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artificial selection

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speciation

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adaptation

Question 14

An example of a physical/structural adaptation is...

Accepted Answer

The spikes on a porcupine fish

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a turtle hiding inside its shell

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a rabbit burrowing underground

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a viper biting when threatened

Question 15

A lion has pointed teeth to help it tear meat off of the bone.

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Physical/Structural Adaptation

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Behavioral Adaptation

Question 16

The slight differences in stripe patterns in a zebra population is known as

Accepted Answer

Variation

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Adaptation

Question 17

When an animal looks like another animal it is called ______________.

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mimicry

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camouflage

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warning coloration

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protective resemblance

Question 18

A Viceroy butterfly looking like a bright colored poisonous Monarch butterfly is an example of __________.

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mimicry

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camouflage

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warning coloration

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protective resemblance

Question 19

What are adaptations?

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traits that help an organism to survive and reproduce

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traits that help an organism hide

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traits that help an organism to seek protection

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traits that help an organism to see.

Question 20

Which result is likely to happen to a species that cannot adapt to changes in its environment?

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Decrease in numbers or become extinct

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Grow and reproduce

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Only hunt at night

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Only eat one type of food.

Question 21

Why do some organisms, like butterflies, have bright colors?

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to warn predators they are poisonous

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to make it easier to find food

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to help them fly long distances

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to blend in with their surroundings

Question 22

Which adaptations most likely help a plant survive in a dry environment?

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deep roots

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large leaves

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red flowers

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sour fruit

Question 23

Which of the following features increases a plant's chance of being pollinated?

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bright, colorful flowers

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broad, thick leaves

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sturdy root system

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stiff, green stems

Question 24

What is a characteristic, or feature of a plant or animal called?

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trait

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survive

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adaptation

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reproduce

Question 25

Differences in traits are called _________ and explain why siblings don't look exactly alike.

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variations

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mutations

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traits

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evolution

Question 26

Genetic traits are passed from ________ to ________.

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parent; offspring

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chromosomes; traits

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DNA; genes

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offspring; parents

Question 27

Characteristics passed on from one generation to the next.

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Traits

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Mutations

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Genes

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DNA

Question 28

The different tools used during the beaks of finches lab represented

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feeding adaptations in finches

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nest construction adaptations

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variations in seed size

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variations in ecosystems

Question 29

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

Accepted Answer

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

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To look different from other species.

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To protect itself against predators.

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To protect itself against prey.

Question 30

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

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Because they come from dominant alleles.

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Because they come from recessive alleles.

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Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Question 31

What did the beak type of finches on different islands tell Darwin?

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Finch populations evolved over time to favor beaks based on food type

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Finch populations had not evolved over time

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The finch beaks had no relationship to the available food on the islands

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Humans artificially selected finches based on their desired beak type

Question 32

Adaptation that is internal and unseen

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Physiological

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Structural

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Behavioral

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Environmental

Question 33

A group of organisms of the same species

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population

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ecosystem

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community

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group

Question 34

Occurs when a population of organisms cannot adapt quickly enough to environmental changes.

Accepted Answer

Extinction

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Evolution

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Adaptation

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Selective Pressure

Question 35

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

Accepted Answer

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Because they come from dominant alleles.

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Because they come from recessive alleles.

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Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Question 36

Heredity is:

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The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

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Survival of the fittest

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Believing in false gods

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Unexplained

Question 37

What is most likely to happen to moth populations in the picture shown?

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

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

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Light moths--hunted easily, light moths--population increase

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Lights moths will change their color to match dark moths.

Question 38

Genetic diversity in a species makes long term survival of some members

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more likely

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impossible

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improvable

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less likely

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