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What is the purpose of the following adaptation: colorful feathers?
a) attracting mates
b) obtain food
c) stay cool
d) shed water

Which of the following is a purpose for developing an adaptation of blubber?
a) cold weather
b) hot weather
c) safety from predators
d) attracting mates

Which of these is not a human adaptation?
a) sweating to stay cool
b) using language to communicate
c) using tools to build a shelter
d) long arms to reach food

Which of the following is NOT an adaptation a wolf may need in the rainforest?
a) thinner coat
b) ability to climb
c) waterproof coat
d) blubber

An owl's talons used to grip prey is a _____.
a) behavior adaptation
b) physical adaptation
c) reflex
d) none of the above

Which of the following is NOT a type of adaptation?
a) behavioral
b) structural
c) physical
d) musical

Big is related to large in the same way that environment is related to _____.
a) small
b) surroundings
c) pollution
d) ocean

A person jerking their hand away when pricked by a pin is an example of a _____.
a) physical characteristic
b) learned behavior
c) reflex
d) none of the above

What causes a species to become extinct?
a) The species does not adapt.
b) The species adapts or migrates.
c) Natural disasters occur.
d) The species develops behavioral adaptations but not physical adaptations.

If a new predator was brought into an environment, what would the other prey species need to do?
a) adapt physically
b) migrate
c) adapt their behavior
d) all of the above

Which scientist was known for the idea, Survival of the Fittest?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Albert Einstein
c) Mrs. Jones
d) Nikola Tesla

Which of the following can be learned?
a) a reflex
b) an instinct
c) a behavior
d) a physical adaptation

Speaking English is a(n) _____.
a) learned behavior
b) inherited behavior
c) reflex behavior
d) none of the above

What is the purpose of the following adaptation: dig shelter?
a) safety from predators
b) shed water
c) obtain food
d) attract mates

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