Tuesday, March 1, 2011

7th Grade Unit 7 Study Guide

Unit 7 Study Guide Adaptations
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1.      ________ are traits that help an organism survive and reproduce
2.      Physical features of organisms that change to survive.
3.      Things organisms do to survive.
4.      Organisms are born with adaptations or do they get adaptations?
5.      How to adaptations come about?
6.      The study of where organisms live.
7.      The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than others of the same species.
8.      Who came up with the concept of Natural Selection?
9.      What is it called when an ecosystem is created and begins to grow things?
10.  What is it called when an existing ecosystem goes through a severe change due to an outside force?
11.  Species that naturally evolved in an area.
12.  Species that is carried to a new location (voluntarily or not)
13.  Why might an organism be called invasive?
14.  What are the four things that an invasive species can do to have a negative effect on an ecosystem.
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15.  List 2 organisms that are invasive to Louisiana and what effect they have had on the environment.
16.  How have humans had a negative effect on the ecosystem?  List 5.
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17.  What happens to the number of predators of an organism when they are moved from their native environment? (More predators or Less)
18.  Why would a rabbit want to be white if it lives on a tundra?
19.  Why is it that an organism that can’t reproduce will not be able to aid in natural selection?
20.  Would animals that are able to blend in with their surroundings be more likely to aid in natural selection?
21.  Why do organisms adapt?

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