Ecology Quiz
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The different types of bird beaks in different species of birds is known as
A. Adaptation
B. Variation
Darwin said that within a species there will be _________________________
A. nothing different
B. variation/differences
When an animal looks like another animal it is called ______________.
A. camouflage
B. mimicry
C. warning coloration
D. protective resemblance
Based on the cladogram shown, which species’ DNA would you predict is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?
A. Hippopotamus
B. Baleen Whale
C. Grazing Mammals
D. Camels
_________ is when an animal stands out in its environment.
A. warning coloration
B. mimicry
C. protective resemblance
D. camouflage
Which of the following statements best describes what will most likely occur to the moth populations in the image above?
A. The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of dark moths will rise.
B. The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of light moths will rise.
C. The dark moths will be captured by predators more easily than the light moths, and the dark moths will probably go extinct.
D. The light moths will change their wing color to match that of the dark moths.
When an organism has a trait that makes it resemble another species, either in looks or behavior, we call that ____
A. mimicry
B. camouflage
C. copycatting
D. sonic hedgehog gene
________ enable an organism to survive in its environment.
A. adaptations
B. natural selections
C. divergence
D. extinctions
When an environment changes faster that an species can adapt, the most likely outcome is…
A. …biological evolution.
B. …voluntary mutation
C. …species extinction
D. …selective breeding
Which of these is an example of natural selection?
A. The largest animal in a population will have more opportunities for reproduction.
B. Several species of organisms work together so that they all succeed.
C. One species takes all the resources in an environment leaving none for others.
D. Organism that are best suited to an environment tend to survive and reproduce more often.
Evolution works by
A. individuals changing to suit their environment
B. Individuals learned new traits and pass them on
C. sudden change in the environment cause a species change
D. small changes pass down through many generations
A Viceroy butterfly looking like a bright colored poisonous Monarch butterfly is an example of __________.
A. camouflage
B. mimicry
C. warning coloration
D. protective resemblance
The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution. How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?
A. Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
B. Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
C. Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
D. Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.
The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________
A. Species
B. Environmental Change
C. Adaptation
D. Variation
The graphs below show the changes in crab color at one beach.
Which of the following is most likely to have caused the change in the distribution?
_
A. A new predator arrived that preferred dark-tan crabs.
B. A new predator arrived that preferred light-tan crabs.
C. A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the least visible to predators.
D. A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the most visible to predators.
