Adaptations

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

• flowers with bright colors
• sharp thorns
• small seeds
• deep roots

Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?

• looking like a dangerous animal
• being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
• having sharp claws or a strong shel
• having only a few young and caring for them

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 

• an adaptation
• environment
• response
• stimulus

Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?

• A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous.
• A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to play dead.
• A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
• A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.

How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape animals
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

• Desert
• Temperate forest
• Grassland
• Tropical Rainfroest

An oak tree losing its leaves during the winter is an example of

• Hibernation

• Homeostasis

• Dormancy

• Seed dispersal

Species movement from one location to another due to climate or a food source.

• Hibernation

• Migration

• Dormancy

• Pollination

An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism is a ______________________.

• prey
• producer
• predator
• decomposer

When an organism copies a characteristic of something else in order to better its chances for survival and reproduction

• hibernation
• camouflage
• mimicry
• migration