Question

5. Which statement best explains how adaptation and reproduction work together to prevent extinction?
A. Adaptation allows individuals to grow faster.
B. Reproduction spreads helpful traits to new generations.
C. Adaptation prevents old organisms from dying.
D. Reproduction makes adaptation unnecessary.
6. When a Mimosa pudica folds its leaves after being touched, what type of plant behavior does this demonstrate?
A. Phototropism
B. Hydrotropism
C. Thigmonasty
D. Geotropism

Answer 1

5. B. Reproduction spreads helpful traits to new generations.
(Adaptations that increase survival are passed on by reproduction, reducing extinction risk.)

6. C. Thigmonasty.
(Mimosa pudica shows a rapid, touch-triggered nastic movement.)