Topic 9: Ecology and Evolution

Natural selection means that if an organism doesn't adapt to its environment, it will:

An animal that only eats the flesh of another animal is called a ...

According to natural selection, which of the following organisms will survive best?

Show levels of ecosystem organization from smallest to largest.

When ants feed on acacia plants, it produce a toxin. Natural selection would favor ants that:

In this food chain, which organism is the secondary consumer? grass-> rabbit -> snake -> hawk

The definition of evolution is:

What is the interaction between the bird eating a butterfly?

Green plants are food for mice, squirrles and rabbits, all of which are food for owls and foxes

List Abiotic factors.

What adaptation have giraffes evolved in order to eat leaves from very tall trees?

Stink bugs in US are ....?

Who eats other organisms for food?

Male peacocks show off their bright colors to attract the females. Which adaptation is this?

Scientists use fossils to classify extinct species.What can you conclude about these fossils?

Which characteristic of whales makes it a mammal?

Which of the following is Endemic species?

Which of the following is NOT an example of competition?

What information do fossils provide about the history of organisms on Earth?

Embryos of different organisms are similar in the first stages is proof that ____

Snapping turtle has a tongue that resembles a worm to attract small fish. What interaction?

Who makes their own food?

A herd of Zebra eating grass includes groups of organisms from different species- example of?

Mammalian arms represent variations from a structure known to the common ancestor. Why?

The wings of butterflies and birds have the same function, but different structure. These are:

Which one is an example of Commensalism?

Who is known as the "father of evolution" for his theories on natural selection?

Which of the below is an extinct species?

Who has more energy available?

Which one is an example of mutualism?