Quiz about Adaptations

Question 1

What is an adaptation?

Accepted Answer

a special feature that helps animals survive

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the animal's environment

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the way an animal hunts

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predators eat prey

Question 2

The ability to blend into one's surroundings is called...

Accepted Answer

camouflage

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predator

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adaptation

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prey

Question 3

Which of the following things are NOT an adaptation?

Accepted Answer

prey

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camouflage

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armor

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speed

Question 4

Armor is an adaptation that helps animals...

Accepted Answer

protect themselves from predators

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hunt

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run quickly

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blend in with their surroundings

Question 5

Animals that hunt other animals for food are called....

Accepted Answer

predators

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prey

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hibernation

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speed

Question 6

Animals that predators hunt are called....

Accepted Answer

prey

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predators

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camouflage

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adaptation

Question 7

Sharp teeth are an adaptation. How do sharp teeth help animals survive?

Accepted Answer

Animals can use them to attack their prey.

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Animals can run away from danger.

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Animals can avoid the cold weather.

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Animals can fly away.

Question 8

Having webbed feet is an adaptation. How do webbed feet help animals survive?

Accepted Answer

They can swim faster.

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They stay cool in the summer.

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They can blend in with their surroundings.

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They can attack their prey.

Question 9

A squid will squirt black ink at predators when frightened.

Accepted Answer

Behavioral Adaptation

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Structural Adaptation

Question 10

A penguin is white on its belly and black on its back so it harder to see underwater from above and below.

Accepted Answer

Structural Adaptation

Answer

Behavioral Adaptation

Question 11

When threatened, some animals make warning sounds to help other animals escape a predator.

Accepted Answer

Behavioral Adaptation

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Structural Adaptation

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

sharp thorns

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flowers with bright colors

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small seeds

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deep roots

Question 13

A nice smell is an adaptation that __________________.

Accepted Answer

attracts pollinators to the plant.

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helps the plant keep water inside the leaves.

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pokes animals that try to eat the plant.

Question 14

A body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment is an ____________.

Accepted Answer

adaptation

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thorns

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waxy covering

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leaves

Question 15

behavior that is inherited

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instinct

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characteristics

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stimulus

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inherit

Question 16

Which word means:
to move from one area or climate to another to breed or find food

Accepted Answer

migrate

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mimicry

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learned behaviors

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camouflage

Question 17

The colors & patterns on a turtle's shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:

Accepted Answer

camouflage.

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hibernation.

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behavior.

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migration.

Question 18

Which adaptation would NOT help a hawk catch a mouse?

Accepted Answer

Hollow Bones

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Good eye sight

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Talons

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Camouflage

Question 19

The diagram below shows the beaks of five species of birds that developed over time from one parent species. The five species of birds can be found living in the same area. Which of the following best explains why the beak shape of each species of bird developed differently?

Accepted Answer

Each beak shape is an adaptation to a specific source of food.

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Each beak shape helps the birds to produce different songs.

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Each beak shape is designed to construct a different type of nest.

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Each beak shape helps protect the birds from a different predator.

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