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Test Your Knowledge on Adaptation

Welcome to the Adaptation Quiz! Dive into the fascinating world of adaptation and discover how organisms survive and thrive in their environments. This quiz features 25 multiple-choice questions that will challenge your understanding of biological adaptations.

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25 engaging multiple-choice questions
A range of topics covering plants and animals
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Special modifications which enable an organism to survive in its habitat is known as

Survival feature

Adapting

Adaptations

Niche

The most important adaptation required by terrestrial organisms is the ability to

Search for food

Escape from predators

Conserve water

Procure space

One adaptation shown by terrestrial plants for combating drought is the

Poor development of conducting tissues

Possession of shorter roots which are less branched

The reduction in the number of stomata on leaves

Reduction in the intake of water from soil by roots

The cactus plant is structurally adapted to survive by the possession of

Swollen leaves that store food and water

Swollen roots that store food and water

Thick corky bark that reduces loss of water

Swollen stems that store food and water

Succession that takes place on an abandoned farmlands is known as

Primary succession

Climax

Animal succession

Secondary succession

One effective means of reducing intra-specific competition in a population is to

Decrease the resources

Increases the resources competed for

Increase the number of competitors

Increase the number of species in the community

In a bare rock environment, which of these plants is likely to be the pioneer occupants?

Lichens

Ferns

Spermatophytes

Bryophytes

The competition for an available resources by different species in an area leads to

Primary succession

Intra-specific competition

Secondary competition

Inter-specific competition

Competition may occur in a rice field if

The environment temperature increase

The field becomes weedy

Nematodes are absent

Nematodes are present

Floating water plants are adapted to their environment because they

Have no cuticle

Have plenty of air spaces in the roots and leaves

Do not require dissolved air

Have their root embedded in the mud

Most fishes that live near the surface of water are protected from protected from predators because they are

Dark on the ventral surface

Silvery on the dorsal surface

Silvery on the ventral surface

Stripped and greenish on the side

Which of the following set of structures is good at temperature regulation in vertebrates?

Skin, scales and feathers

Feathers, carapace and skin

Hairs, skin and feathers

Scales, Hairs and feathers

One of the adaptations shown by hydrophytes is the

Lack of special absorbing and conducting tissues

Development of thick mechanical tissues

Possession of stomata on the under surface of the leaf

Development of thick cuticles

Any feature which improves the chances of an organism surviving in its surrounding is called?

Speciation

Adaptations

Ecology

Predation

Among the vertebrates, mammals are generally the most successful because they

Are capable of internal fertilization

Have a well developed brain

Are warm blooded

Have a well developed heart

An organism which uses ‘shamming death’ as a method of self preservation against its predator is the

Lady bird beetle

Praying mantis

Chameleon

Stick insect

The purpose of aestivation among animals is to

Conserve water and food

Reproduce in large numbers

Survive unfavorable conditions

Hide from enemies

One of the adaptation shown by hydrophytes is the

Lack of special absorbing and conducting tissue

Development of thick mechanical tissues

Possession of stomata on the under surface of the leaf

Development of thick cuticles

Disruptive colouration is demonstrated in

Spots and stripes of a giraffe

Mixed colours on goats and sheep

Changing colours of chameleon

Counter shading in fishes

The long limb seems of antelopes are an adaptation of

Obtaining food

Escape and defence

Scaring other animals

Structural adaptation

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