What adaptation does this squirrel have that allows it to glide through the air?

Extra skin under the arms and legs to capture air as it falls.

Big ears to capture are as it falls

Small eyes to see where it will land

Most desert plants have spines. How does this adaptation help them survive in a harsh environment?

The spines will protect the plant from animals that want to eat it

What is the function (job) of fish gills?

To absorb oxygen from the water

Why do hollow bones help birds during flight?

Hollow bones make the birds weigh less

Hollow bones are full of heavy blood

Hollow bones are made of feathers

Anteaters have a long thin snout and even longer tongue. What is this adaptation most likely for?

To reach through small tunnels in the ground where it can find insects.

If a fishes gills are small, what might this say about the oxygen in the water?

The water must have a high concentration of oxygen.

The water must have a low concentration of oxygen

Goats have eyes on the side of the head. What does this adaptation say about the animal?

He is a prey, and it allows goats to have a wide viewing range

He is a prey, and it allows goats to have a smaller viewing range.

Goats are predators, and this allows them to see more

Special features or behaviors that allow an animal to survive in an environment.

How an organism has NOT changed and continues to live in an environment

All animals can live in any environment

How an organism grows over time

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

Penguins huddling together for warmth

A camel's hump used to store water

A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

An example of a physical adaptation is...

a turtle hiding inside its shell

Different species of plant-eating animals on the savanna eat plants at different heights. Why do animals adapt this way?

They can all share the same habitat.

They avoid their predators which are at the other heights.

They migrate to the savanna during different seasons.

ADAPTATIONS

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Structures or behaviors that help an
organism survive in its surroundings

adaptations

inherited traits

learned behaviors

structural behaviors

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Something that an organism does or the
way that an organism behaves or reacts

traits

structures

behavior

functions

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The way that parts are organized or put
together

function

structure

trait

logical

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The “job” that a body part does in an
organism

function

trait

logical

structure

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Occurring in the night

logical

structural

function

nocturnal

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

New organisms that come from parent
organisms

adaptations

offspring

behaviors

function

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Characteristics of an organism

adaptations

traits

functions

instincts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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58 questions

Structures or behaviors that help an
organism survive in its surroundings

Something that an organism does or the
way that an organism behaves or reacts

The way that parts are organized or put
together

The “job” that a body part does in an
organism

Occurring in the night

New organisms that come from parent
organisms

Characteristics of an organism

Behaviors that an animal develops by
observing other animals or by being
taught

Characteristics that are passed from
parents to their offspring

The polar bear's white fur allows it to hide in the cold arctic. This adaptation is called________________.

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ADAPTATIONS

58 questions

Structures or behaviors that help anorganism survive in its surroundings

Something that an organism does or theway that an organism behaves or reacts

The way that parts are organized or puttogether

The “job” that a body part does in anorganism

Occurring in the night

New organisms that come from parentorganisms

Characteristics of an organism

Behaviors that an animal develops byobserving other animals or by beingtaught

Characteristics that are passed fromparents to their offspring

The polar bear's white fur allows it to hide in the cold arctic. This adaptation is called________________.

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Structures or behaviors that help an
organism survive in its surroundings

Something that an organism does or the
way that an organism behaves or reacts

The way that parts are organized or put
together

The “job” that a body part does in an
organism

New organisms that come from parent
organisms

Behaviors that an animal develops by
observing other animals or by being
taught

Characteristics that are passed from
parents to their offspring