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21 Cards in this Set
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What does diversity mean?
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differences or variety among living things
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What does camouflage mean?
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the method by which an organism disguises itself or blends with its surroundings
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What does adaptation mean?
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an inherited feature that arises over time and that better enables an organism to survive in a given environment
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What is an organism?
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a living thing with organs or parts that work together
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What does extinct mean?
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the irreversible dissapearance of a species
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What does mimicry mean in terms of an organisms survival?
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the resemblance in behavior, look, sound or smell of an organism to another organism or object in its surroundings. Mimicry helps to protect an organism from its predators.
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What caused a change in the England's environment in the 1800's leading to a greater population of black peppered moth's
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industrial revolution
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What is natural selection?
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the process by which the organisms that are best suited to their environment survive and pass their traits unto their offspring
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Who developed the natural selection concept?
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Charles Darwin
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What famous scientist believed that organisms gradually changed and aquired new characteristics to better suit their environments?
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Jean Baptiste de Lamark
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List three categories of adaptations.
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1. adaptations for obtainng food
2. adaptations for protection 3. adaptations for locomotion |
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True or False? Adaptations include both structures and behaviors.
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true
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Name a lion's adaptation for obtatining food.
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shartp teeth
claws speed stealthy nature |
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Name a monkey's adaptation for locomotion.
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long arms
handlike feet |
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Name a blowfish's adaptation for protection
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ability to expand (blow up)
spikey skin |
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For camouflage, I'm an extremely changable fellow; ant color will do-black, white, or yellow. What am I?
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a chameleon
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For obtaining food, I look like a flower to draw in insects for me to devour. Who am I?
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a flower mantis
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For camouflage, I have the best trick that you've ever heard; I look like a twig, and that'll fool any old bird. What am I?
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a stick insect
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I'm an animal that uses my adaptation of large, beautifully spotted feathers to attract a female for mating. Am I a peacock or a wasp?
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a peacock
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I'm a non-poisonous kingsnake imitating a poisonous coral snake for protection; Am I using camouflage or mimicry?
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mimicry
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I'm a plant that's adapted to my environment with the ability to withstand high winds. Am I a a birch tree or a coconut palm tree?
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a coconut palm tree
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