Chapter 3 Test: Growth and Survival

What do insects use to get oxygen?

• lungs

• spiracles

• gills

• stomata

What is the advantage of seeds that can be spread over a wide area?

• They are more likely to start growing.

• They may have more competition.

• They are more likely to develop useful mutations.

• They may have less competition for resources.

How many stages are there in complete metamorphosis?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Which are the stages of incomplete metamorphosis?

• egg, pupa, larva, adult

• egg, nymph, adult

• egg, adult

• nymph, egg, adult

What is a change in a gene called?

• an adaptation

• a physical characteristic

• a behavioral characteristic

• a mutation

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Which of the following statements is true about succession?

• It follows change.

• It is unpredictable.

• It requires constant conditions.

• It results in unstable communities.

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

• A flamingo’s feathers turn pink after eating crustaceans.

• A snowshoe hare turns white in the winter.

• A robin builds a nest out of sticks and dry grass.

• A Komodo dragon has a poisonous bite.

In the Galapagos Islands, finches on different islands have beaks of different shapes, which helps them gather the food that grows on the island where they live. The different types of beaks are what kind of adaptation?

• structural adaptation

• seasonal adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• environmental adaptation

Compare the breathing of a tadpole with an adult frog. Which of the following statements is true?

• Both tadpoles and adult frogs breathe only through lungs.

• Tadpoles breathe through gills, while adult frogs breathe through lungs and skin.

• Both tadpoles and adult frogs breathe only through gills.

• Tadpoles breathe through lungs, while adult frogs breathe through gills.

Identify the benefit of a frog's structural adaptation of having a long, sticky tongue.

• Climb and swim well

• Hide from predators

• Jump far distance

• Catch prey easily