8^th Grade Science Adaptations Name:

Matching:

A. Ecology B. Habitat C. Community

D. Ecosystem E. Metamorphosis F. Juvenile

G. Incubation H. Niche I. Biome

___ 1. One, of many, places in which a species lives.

___ 2. Collection of species living in one area together at one time.

___ 3. The “job” of a species; its place in its community.

___ 4. An immature form of an animal.

___ 5. A community and the place and inanimate objects of that area.

___ 6. One of seven very large land communities.

___ 7. Study of how organisms interact with one another.

___ 8. Warming an immature organism to near the adult optimum.

___ 9. Dramatic changes in form as an organism matures.

10. “Permafrost” is found in: (a) tundra (b) taiga (c) rainforest

11. You would find deer mostly in: (a) tundra (b) temperate deciduous forest (c) rainforest

12. Between tropical rainforest and desert you typically find the:

(a) temperate grasslands (b) temperate deciduous forest (c) savannas

13. Which vegetation type indicates the most rainfall in Mississippi?

(a) Hardwood forest (b) Pine forest (c) Grasslands

14. Most US residents live in which type area? (a) Urban (b) Rural

15. Which type area gets more rainfall? (a) xeric (b) mesic

16. Cities have been termed “population sinks” because:

(a) more people move into cities than out (c) people die younger in cities

(b) people have fewer children in cities (d) all of these

17. The population of the southeastern US is: (a) increasing (b) decreasing (c) not changing

18. Which type egg is most vulnerable to ultraviolet radiation, and the subsequent population decline?

(a) amphibian (b) reptile (c) bird

19. Lays egg with a hard shell to prevent it from drying out: (a) amphibian (b) reptile (c) bird

20. Which juvenile tends to look least like the adult form? (a) amphibian (b) reptile (c) bird

21. Which hatches and spends its early life in water? (a) snake (b) newt (c) crocodilian (d) lizard

22. Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution after going to the South Pacific and observing:

(a) apes (b) finches (c) Komodo dragons

23. Which is considered evidence of evolution?

(a) Morphological differences (b) DNA similarities

(c) Fossil record (d) All of these

24. List 3 of earth’s seven biomes:

25. This picture, including wolf, mouse, cactus, grass, flowers rock and soil, best represents:

(a) a niche

(b) a community

(c) an ecosystem

(Picture from the Sonoran Desert Coloring Book)

26. Which has the least efficient system for digesting the grass it eats?

(a) rabbit (b) horse (c) cow

27. The major difference between browsing and grazing animals is:

(a) one eats leaves, the other grass (b) one herd scatters when startled, the other runs together

(c) both live on open grasslands (d) none of these

28. The whale is most closely related to a: (a) penguin (b) fish (c) deer

29. Which is the only way the following idea about human evolution may be properly scientifically stated?

(a) Humans evolved from apes

(b) Apes evolved from humans

(c) Humans and apes have a common ancestor

30. The evolution of the horse has been marked by:

(a) a loss of toes (b) moving from forest to grassland

(c) an increase in body size (d) all of these

31. The genus name for the modern horse is: (a) Eohippus (b) Equus (c) Tapir

32. Short essay. Write a paragraph concerning either:

(1) A description of possible interactions involving the animals in the above picture.

OR

(2) A description of one of the several Mississippi animal communities we discussed.