Natural Selection & Adaptation Test Review

The change in heritable characteristics of a population over generations.

Who was the scientist that studied finches on the Galapagos Islands?

Which of these is an example of an internal adaptation?

If someone is looking to get a guard dog, what would be a trait that would selectively breed?

Which adaptation would help protect a cactus from predators?

Adaptations occur over the time period of many, many years.

Variations in a bird's beak size would affect a bird's survival if...

Organisms with favorable traits pass those traits to offspring.

A random change in an organism’s DNA.

Charles Darwin's studies led him to create the theory of what?

Group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.

A state of inactivity characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate.

What causes beak variation within birds?

The resemblance of an organism to another organism that gives it a better chance at survival.

Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.

Which adaptation would help an animal survive a harsh winter?

Which of these is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

Which of these is an example of an external adaptation?

The number of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area at the same time.

The image below shows which adaptation?

A body part, feature, or behavior that helps a living thing survive and function better in its environment.

A process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics.

A different or distinct form of something.