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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.

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The struggle for existence against other members of an organisms species is

• Competition

• Natural Selection

• gene flow

• genetic drift

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Remains of ancient organisms are called

• Extinctions

• Fossils

• Mutations

• Variations

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An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• The long neck of a giraffe

• Penguins huddling together for warmth

• A camel's hump used to store water

• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment 

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

A monkey has a long tail to help it swing from branch to branch.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

Parrots have special feet, with two toes on the front and back to help them cling to branches.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• natural selection

• mutation

• camouflage

• adaptation

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Natural selection

• Happens in nature without human involvement

• Humans control the process to obtain desirable traits

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The overall function of selective breeding is to

• Create organisms with desirable traits

• Create bigger organisms

• Create animals with more genetic mutations

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