A breed of finches are born with a variety of beak sizes. The birds with smaller beaks can eat smaller seeds. The finches with larger beaks can eat larger seeds. Which environmental change would best explain an increase in the number of birds born with a smaller beaks?

Match the type of adaptation to the correct example, structural adaptation functional adaptation behavioral adaptation example type of adaptation elephants live in herds to protect their young leaves of a rain forest plant species have a pointed tip that enables rainwater to drain off easily. camels have nostrils that they can close snakes produce venom to kill prey and defend themselves. earthworms coil when touched, as part of a defense mechanism. human skin darkens with increased exposure to sunlight.

Which sequence correctly shows the path of carbon dioxide during repiration?

Which of the following is a good definition for the word adaptation? question 1 options: a trait that an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. a change in an organism's environment. the way in which animals obtain food. a temperature change that can cause the extinction of plants and animals.