1. Adaptation and Natural Selection
Quiz

2. 1. If a dairy farmer wants to make his herd of 150 cows produce more milk, the best way to do so is:
Feed the cows more grain
Feed the cows more calcium
Give the cows more water
Breed cows to bulls with better genetics

3. 2. Why do most polar mammals have hollow hair?
It weighs less when swimming
It insulates against the cold
It provides camouflage protection
It helps the animals find food

4. 3. Birds are structurally adapted for flight because they have evolved
Hollow bones
Talons
Strong beaks
Keen eyesight

5. 4. An animal with small, pointed hooves would be best adapted to live in
Polar regions
Rocky mountains
Sandy desert
Rainforests

6. 5. Seedless watermelon has very small, white seeds because
It was doused with special fertilizer
It did not receive enough water
It has been selectively bred for this trait
It was not pollinated

7. Animals that are the biggest will be naturally selected for survival.
6. True or False
Animals that are the biggest will be naturally selected for survival.

8. 7. True or False
Having a dense root structure would be an adaptation that would allow a plant to grow in hard, compacted soil.

9. 8. Survival of the Fittest is another name for
Behavioral trait
Natural breeding
Natural selection
Mimicry

10. Mimicry Specialty Adaptation Survival
9. When one organism copy-cats the coloring of another organism, this is called
Mimicry
Specialty
Adaptation
Survival

11. 10. When a farmer selects the two best pigs to breed together to produce babies that will have more ham, this is called
Selective adaptation
Selective breeding
Selective behavior
Natural selection