Animals and Organisms Quiz

A ______ is a response to a change in the environment.

• action

• trait

• communication

• behavior

Animals are born with certain behaviors that allow them to survive which are called ___________

• physical characteristics

• learned traits

• instincts

• acquired traits

Which of these is an inherited trait?

• language spoken

• fingernail length

• hair style

• color of flowers

What is an adaptation?

• An adaptation is a plant.
• An adaptation is an animal.
• An adaptation is anything that hurts an animal or a plant.
• An adaptation is anything that helps plants or animals survive in their environment.

What is the purpose of adaptations?

• Adaptation is having a backbone.
• Adaptations help animals find food or water, protect them from danger, or help them survive.
• Adaptations allow animals to easily be spotted by their predator.
• Adaptation does not help animals in any way.

Sensory organs help animals ___________

• find food and shelter

• hibernate

• change

• fly

Animals have ______________ that allow them to detect changes in their environments.

• sensory organs

• behaviors

• detection

• selective hearing

What is the part of a flower from which a new plant grows?

• Seed
• Fruit
• Flower
• Cone

What is it called when an animal cannot control its own body temperature?

• cold blooded
• blood
• warm blooded
• mammal 

The diagram below shows the growth of a tree. The diagram represents a 

• food chain
• food supply
• life span
• life cycle