Adaptation

Question 1

What is an adaptation?

Answer 1

A physical structure or behavior that provides a species a better chance at survival AND reproduction.

Question 2

When is an organ considered to be an adaptation?

Answer 2

If an organ serves a relatively unique function then its considered a adaptation

Question 3

What are some examples of organs or functions that are not considered an adaptation?

Answer 3

Organs or functions that are needed for survival. An example is a cow having a heart and being able to urinate. Those two things are not adaptations.

Question 4

What can long term environmental changes cause?

Answer 4

Changes in environments may prompt adaptations in the population of a species.

Question 5

What is population?

Answer 5

A group of the same species living together in the same area.

Question 6

What would you classify a forest fire and deforestation as?

Answer 6

Short-Term Environmental changes
Long-Term Environmental changes

Question 7

List examples of events that result in short-term environmental changes.

Question 8

Which type of environmental change affects species over generations as they adapt to survive over the centuries it takes for this environment to develop?

Answer 8

A Long-Term Environmental change.

Question 9

What are some examples of short-term environmental changes?

Answer 9

Forest fires, Floods, Earthquakes, Tornado, Tsunami, Blizzards ect.

Question 10

What are examples of Long term evnvironmental change?

Answer 10

Island formation
Mountain formation
Glaciers moving and melting

Question 11

How do species survive after a short-term environmental change occurs?

Answer 11

They end up having to adapt to their environment in order to survive and not die off.

Question 12

How do species survive after a long-term environmental change occurs?

Answer 12

They either adapt to their environment, relocate, or become extinct.

Question 13

Define natural selection?

Answer 13

The process where organisms with the survive and reproduce pass on genes/trait on to their offspring.

Question 14

What are the organisms that are best fit for the environment that survive called?

Answer 14

Survival of the Fittest

Question 15

What would poision & vemon and speed be in adaptations

Answer 15

Structural and behavioral adaptations

Question 16

Why do adaptations occur?

Answer 16

Adaptations help species fit into their environment to be able to survive and reproduce.

Question 17

List ALL examples of structural adaptations:

Answer 17

Poision & vemon, horns & thorns, claws & fangs, armor, bad taste & smell, camouflage & minicry.

Question 18

List ALL examples of behavioral adaptations:

Answer 18

Flight, speed, courtship display, risky behavior.

Question 19

Define selective breeding:

Answer 19

Selective breeding involves choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more desirable characteristics.

Question 20

Explain the differences between natural selection and selective breeding. Provide examples of each.

Answer 20

Selective breeding is when a human selects what traits they want in a species but natural selection is when organisms pass on traits. Ex Peppered moths for natural selection and picking what traits you want in a dog for selective breeding.