Adaptations

Which adaptation would NOT help a hawk catch a mouse?

• Hollow Bones

• Good eye sight

• Talons

• Camouflage

An example of a physical adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell

• The spikes on a porcupine fish

• a rabbit burrowing underground

• a viper biting when threatened

This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______

• hibernation

• migration

• estivation

• intergration

Cactus has spines instead of leaves. The spines reduces water loss through the stomata.

• Structural

• Behavioral

Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?

• flowers with bright colors

• sharp thorns

• small seeds

• deep roots

How are hardwood (deciduous) trees adapted to live in cold winters?

• They have long stems buried in mud.

  They have long stems buried in mud.

• They live on tree islands.

• They lose their leaves in winter.

  They lose their leaves in winter.

• They grow low to the ground.

A nice smell is an adaptation that __________________.

• helps the plant keep water inside the leaves.
• pokes animals that try to eat the plant.
• attracts pollinators to the plant.

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What does it mean to reproduce?

• to eat things
• to make things pretty
• to produce energy
• to produce new living things

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What is a trait?

• organelles in the cell

• a tool used to measure rainfall

• a characteristic or feature

Any characteristic or behavior that helps a living thing survive.

• instinct

• mimicry

• camouflage

• adaptation