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HOLLOW BONES keep birds light enough to fly. This is an
a) external feature
b) internal structural/physical adaptation
c) behavioral adaptation
d) example of bioluminescence

Xylem tissue is an adaptation of plants that
a) transports water and minerals from the soil, so plants can grow tall
b) transports sugar and minerals from the plant down into the soil
c) exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the plant and atmosphere
d) collects sunlight needed for photosynthesis.

Gills
a) allow fish to use oxygen that is dissolved in water
b) allow the fish to use the oxygen in the air
c) break down water into hydrogen and carbon dioxide
d) let fish breathe oxygen in both the water and in air

Living things and the matter they produce
a) biotic
b) abiotic
c)
d)

nonliving things that were never alive, and are not a part of living things
a) abiotic
b) biotic
c)
d)

Advantageous means
a) bad
b) good
c)
d)

You can tell what food a bird eats mainly by
a) the size of its feet
b) the color of its feathers
c) the sound of its song
d) the shape of its beak

Traits that help organisms survive long enough to reproduce are
a) adaptations
b) recessive genes
c) dominant traits
d) chromosomes

Disadvantageous means
a) bad
b) good
c)
d)

A community of organisms and its abiotic factors
a) population
b) ecosystem
c) organism
d) community

differences in traits (in the same species)
a) genetic variation
b) uniform offspring
c) overproduction
d) struggle to survive

An example of genetic variation within a species
a) prey animals that hurt themselves while escaping predators
b) slight difference in the fur color the were born with
c) identical homes or habitats
d) some animals get eaten

Organisms get eaten. This is an example of
a) the struggle to survive
b) overproduction
c) genetic variation
d) successful reproduction

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