Adaptations and Traits

Adaptations and Traits

Science Penguin Task Cards

Important Vocabulary

• instinct - something you're born knowing to do

• learned behavior - something you learn as you grow

• inherited trait - a feature you get from your parents

• adaptation - a change made to survive

• hibernation - an inactive state like deep sleep (animals)

• dormancy - a state of rest or inactivity (plants)

• camouflage - to disguise by blending in

• mimicry - looking like another animal for some benefit

• photosynthesis - process by which plants produce food

• endangered - in danger of becoming extinct

• extinct - no longer in existence, died out

• migration - moving from one place to another

Multiple Choice

Riding a bike is a(n)

• instinct

• learned behavior

• inherited trait

• behavior

Multiple Choice

A cat's green eyes is an example of a(n)

• instinct

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

• behavior

Multiple Choice

A body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment is a(n)

• instinct

• adaptation

• learned behavior

• inherited trait

Multiple Choice

A period of inactivity in a plant is called

• hibernation

• migration

• dormancy

• camouflage

Multiple Choice

A species that no longer is living on Earth is

• endangered

• migrating

• biotic

• extinct

Multiple Choice

An inactive state of an animal's body for an extended period of time is called

• hibernation

• dormancy

• migration

• camouflage

Multiple Choice

Characteristics offspring get from their parents are called

• inherited traits

• learned behaviors

• extinction

• hibernation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following adaptations would most help an animal that lived near a pond?

• a thick coat of fur

• webbed feet

• large body

• deep roar

Multiple Choice

Which of the following adaptations would most help an animal that is nocturnal?

• excellent night vision

• a strong jaw

• webbed feet

• thumbs

Multiple Choice

Which of the following inherited traits would be least helpful to an animal living in the ocean?

• gills

• fins

• light body covering on the bottom

• fur

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does a daisy NOT need in order to make its food through photosynthesis?

• roots

• stem

• leaves

• All of the above are needed to make food.

Multiple Choice

A long neck helps a giraffe to

• hide from predators

• stay warm

• reach its prey

• reach the leaves at the top of trees

Multiple Choice

Leaves on a sunflower help it to

• obtain water

• obtain carbon dioxide

• obtain oxygen

• protect itself from herbivores

Multiple Choice

Many raccoons have adapted to living in urban areas by

• looking for food during the day

• living as pets

• finding food in trash cans

• living underground

Multiple Choice

Viceroy butterflies look similar to monarch butterflies, which contain a toxin that deters predators. This is an example of

• hibernation

• migration

• dormancy

• mimicry

Multiple Choice

An example of a learned trait is

• a child reciting his ABC's

• height

• a giraffe's long neck

• a zebra's stripes

Multiple Choice

Female sea turtles return to the location where they hatched from their eggs to lay their own eggs. This is an example of

• mimicry

• an instinct

• a learned behavior

• dormancy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of bats' inherited traits?

• excellent night vision

• wings

• eating at night

• sleeping under a bridge

Multiple Choice

A NONexample on an inherited trait of a tree is

• the color of its leaves

• the type of fruit it bears

• the insects that live on it

• its bark

Multiple Choice

A lion's sharp teeth help it

• attack its prey

• chew leaves

• eat insects

• stay warm