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Biodiversity 7th
Review for Biodiversity Test 7th Grade
Question | Answer |
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is a trait that allows an organism to survive in its environment | Adaptation |
an adaptation that is the use of color to blend in with surroundings | Camouflage |
an adaptation that is looking or sounding like another organism | Mimicry |
Is a species that is likely to become endangered in the near future | Threatened species |
is a species that is likely to become extinct in the near future | Endangered species |
is a species that no longer exists on Earth | Extinct species |
The cause of the extinction of dinosaurs | Asteroid Impact |
A cause of Extinction | Habitat Loss |
A cause of Extinction | Pollution |
A cause of Extinction | Over hunting and Poaching |
A way to prevent extinction | Captive breeding |
A way to prevent extinction | habitat preservation |
A way to prevent extinction | Law to protect animals |
Is all the different kinds of living things on Earth | Biodiversity |
Is a random change in DNA that leads to a new trait | Mutation |
Is large scale changes over time in a species | Evolution |
The process of natural selection begins with? | Mutation |
The rock pocket mouse had sandy colored fur. Randomly, a rock pocket mouse with black bur is born. This is an example of a | Mutation |
The peppered moth's that were dark colored and lived on dark colored trees survived better than the light moths. They passed their traits on to their offspring, causing the population to change to dark moths. This is an example of | Natural Selection |
Is a record of the life forms and geologic events in Earth's history | Geologic Time Scale |
________ are where scientists find the most important information used to trace the evolution of species | Fossils |
is of something an organism left behind like a footprint | Trace Fossil |
is a solid copy of the shape of an organism | Cast |
Is a hollow copy of the shape of an organism | Mold |
States that the oldest layers of rock are found on the bottom | Law of Superposition |