Adaptations

These piercings are an example of a(n) _____.

• Inherited trait

• acquired trait

These freckles are an example of a(n) _____.

• Inherited trait

• acquired trait

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The cat's claws are an example of a __ adaptation.

• behavioral

• structural/physiological

• weird

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The pill bug rolling up for protection is an example of a __ adaptation.

• behavioral

• structural/physiological

• weird

The stinger with venom is an example of a __ adaptation.

• behavioral

• structural/physiological

• weird

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The process in which traits that offer an advantage will most likely be passed on to offspring is called.....

• adaptation

• extinction

• natural selection

• morphing

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Why did the peppered moth population change from a light to a dark color?

• pollution turned the trees dark

• so they could attract a mate

• pollution turned the trees light

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Why did the light colored moths not do well in the dark colored forest?

• They could not find any food sources.

• They were easily seen by predators.

• They could not attract a mate.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Features or traits that are passed from one generation to the next through genes are called __.

• acquired traits

• magic traits

• inherited traits

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Features or traits that organisms develop over a lifetime are called __.

• acquired traits

• magic traits

• inherited traits