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What is biological diversity?
a) The variety of organisms in an area.
b) The number and variety of organisms in an area.
c) The number of organisms in an area.
d) The number and variety of non-living aspects of an area.

What are variations?
a) The differences between members of one species.
b) The similarities between members of one species.
c) The ability for species to be similar.
d) The abilities for species to be different.

What is the definition of a species?
a) Animals that have a similar ancestor.
b) Animals that are able to reproduce.
c) Animals that look similar.
d) Animals that look similar, and are able to produce fertile offspring.

What is speciation?
a) Many species together in one area.
b) The process of one species turning into various species.
c) Only one species in one area.
d) The ability to identify different species.

What is an example of a structural adaptation?
a) A group of elephants keeping young in the center of the herd.
b) A birds migration pattern.
c) Gills on a fish.
d) An owl hunting at night.

What is an example of behavioural adaptations?
a) A butterfly imitating the Monarch butterfly.
b) A group of elephants keeping young in the center of the herd.
c) Coloration on a snake warning of poison.
d) An owl's ability to turn their head around.

What is diversity index?
a) The number that compares the number of species and number of animals in an area.
b) The number that compares the number of species in an area.
c) The number that compares the total number of animals in an area.
d) The number that represents the number of different types of animals in an area.

Why is variation beneficial to a species?
a) It helps the species look different to predators.
b) It allows for differences in a species to increase survival of different environments.
c) There is no benefit to having variation in a species.
d) None of the above.

What is an adaptation?
a) An ability to increase competition for food.
b) Same thing as variation.
c) A difference in an individual compared to other individuals of a species.
d) A variation that gives an organism an advantage for survival.

What is mimicry?
a) Mimicking another species that is more harmful than itself.
b) Mimicking another species.
c) Mimicking another species that is less harmful than itself.
d) Looking like another organism.

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