Our Natural World (unit 6)

What are the main parts of a plant?

• Stem, Sun, Roots, Seeds

• Roots, Stems, Seeds, Leaves, and Flowers

• I don't know, yet!

• Roots, Stems, Leaves

1. What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
• The food that an animal eats.
• How energy moves in a food web.

How do adaptations help animals?

• To hide from predators
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

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

What do you call an animal that is hunted by another animal?

• prey
• predator
• producer
• herbivore

What do you call an animal that only eats other animals?

• herbivore
• prey
• predator
• carnivore

What do you call an animal that eats both plants and other animals?

• vegetarian
• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore

A bird's nest gets blown out of a tree during a strong storm.  How will the bird adapt?

• It will build a new nest.
• It will die.
• It will migrate.
• It will hibernate

Any physical structure (body part or covering) or behavior that helps an animal survive:

• habitat
• instinct
• fur
• adaptation

An animal that only eats plants is called a ...?

• predator
• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore