10 Questions
What is the primary purpose of endotherms' morphological adaptations in cold environments?
To maintain body temperature
What is the driving force behind the evolutionary adaptation of species to their environmental conditions?
Natural selection
What is the characteristic of mammals from colder climates, according to Allen's rule?
Shorter ears and limbs
What is the advantage of source–sink metapopulations?
It prevents long-term extinction
What is the characteristic of the spacing pattern of individuals in a population, where they do not interact strongly with one another?
Random spacing
What is the result of a population bottleneck in a metapopulation?
A decrease in the number of dispersers
What is the adaptation of desert frogs that helps them conserve water?
Evolved a greatly reduced rate of water loss through skin
What is the effect of the northward expansion of trees after the glaciers retreated?
An increase in plant and animal populations
What is the reason for the survival of some populations of the Glanville Fritillary Butterfly?
Continual immigration of individuals from other populations
What is the characteristic of the behavioral response of moving from one habitat to another?
Coping with environmental changes
Test your knowledge on how organisms adapt to their environment, including physiological, morphological, and behavioral responses to cold temperatures, natural selection, and evolutionary adaptations.
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