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Types of adpatation

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22 questions
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  • Q1
    What is an example of physiological adaptation?
    Mimicry
    Camouflage
    Hibernation
    Migration
    30s
  • Q2
    What is an example of behavioral adaptation?
    Spines on a cactus
    Tool use
    Photosynthesis in plants
    Thick fur on a polar bear
    30s
  • Q3
    What is an example of structural adaptation?
    Photosynthesis in plants
    Web-spinning in spiders
    Hibernation in bears
    Migration in birds
    30s
  • Q4
    What is an example of morphological adaptation?
    Migration in butterflies
    Hibernation in squirrels
    Camouflage in chameleons
    Long neck of a giraffe
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the process by which new species evolve from existing species?
    Cooperative evolution
    Divergent evolution
    Parallel evolution
    Convergent evolution
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the process by which a species changes over time to better suit its specific environment?
    Artificial selection
    Adaptive evolution
    Neutral evolution
    Genetic mutation
    30s
  • Q7
    Which type of evolution occurs when two unrelated species develop similar characteristics due to similar environmental pressures?
    Divergent evolution
    Cooperative evolution
    Convergent evolution
    Parallel evolution
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the process by which species evolve in response to each other, often resulting in a mutualistic relationship?
    Genetic drift
    Coevolution
    Adaptive radiation
    Speciation
    30s
  • Q9
    Which type of evolution occurs when two or more species evolve from a common ancestor, but each species adapts to different environments or ecological niches?
    Parallel evolution
    Divergent evolution
    Convergent evolution
    Cooperative evolution
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the process by which species evolve rapidly into a diverse array of forms to fill different ecological niches?
    Speciation
    Parallel evolution
    Genetic drift
    Adaptive radiation
    30s
  • Q11
    What type of evolution occurs when two or more species evolve and benefit from a close ecological relationship?
    Convergent evolution
    Parallel evolution
    Cooperative evolution
    Divergent evolution
    30s
  • Q12
    Which type of evolution occurs when two or more species evolve in response to each other, resulting in a predator-prey relationship?
    Convergent evolution
    Parallel evolution
    Coevolution
    Divergent evolution
    30s
  • Q13
    Which type of evolution occurs when a population of organisms becomes better suited to its immediate environment over generations?
    Genetic mutation
    Artificial selection
    Natural selection
    Neutral evolution
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the process by which new species arise from a single ancestral species due to geographic isolation?
    Allopatric speciation
    Peripatric speciation
    Sympatric speciation
    Parapatric speciation
    30s
  • Q15
    Which type of extinction occurs when a species gradually declines over time?
    Local extinction
    Mass extinction
    Ecosystem extinction
    Background extinction
    30s

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