Quiz about Different Climates Adaption Quiz

Question 1

Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?

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to reach water down below

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to protect the plant from sun damage

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to take in as much light as possible

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to spread seeds to new places

Question 2

Why might some plants have thorns?

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to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant

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to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants

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to take in nutrients from the air

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to provide shade for the plant

Question 3

What is one reason why some plants have scents?

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to attract animals to spread its pollen

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to shed extra water off the plant

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to take in nutrients from the soil

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to conserve water during dry periods

Question 4

The rose of Jericho grows in dry areas. It curls up and lays DORMANT until there is enough water. What does DORMANT mean?

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not active

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flowering

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dead

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dried

Question 5

Mistletoe is a PARASITIC plant that steals nutrients from other plants. What is a PARASITE?

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a living thing that lives on another living thing and takes from it

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a habitat that is hot and dry and receives very little rainfall a year

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a way to grow or change to adapt to an environment

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a part of the plant that takes in nutrients from the soil

Question 6

Why might some plants that grow on the shady rain forest floor have large leaves?

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to take in as much sunlight as possible

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to stay safe from predators

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to attract different animals

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to survive harsh winters with heavy snowfall

Question 7

What is one possible reason for seeds to have hooks of barbs?

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to get attached to passing animals and get carried away

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to stay warm during the winter

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to protect themselves from sunlight

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to stick to animals and steal nutrients from them

Question 8

Which adaptation might help protect a plant from being eaten?

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A thorny stem

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A flower that looks like a bee

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A waxy coating

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Substance that attracts insects

Question 9

What do plants need to survive?

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sunlight, water, air, and nutrients

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sunlight, winter, fall, and nutrients

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swamps, bees, leaves, and nutrients

Question 10

Carnivorous plants eat?

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bugs

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fish

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birds

Question 11

Why does the carnivorous plant eat bugs?

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Soil in the swamps has few nutrients.

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Because bugs are yummy

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So the bugs can pollinate the plant

Question 12

Some plants have brightly colored flowers to attract bees, birds, and butterflies.

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True

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False

Question 13

Some trees produce nuts that help create new trees?

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True

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False

Question 14

How might small leaves help a tree survive in a windy environment?  Small leaves---

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don't tear easily in the wind

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attract lots of birds to live in the tree

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can take in lots of sunlight

Question 15

The desert is a hot, harsh environment.  Which adaptation helps a cactus protect itself from animals trying to consume it?

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Needle-like leaves

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Bad odor

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Poisonous venom

Question 16

What does it mean to survive?

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to stay alive

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to grow

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to have energy

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to be born

Question 17

What do we call the process by which a plant makes its own food?

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Photosynthesis

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Photograph

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Photobomb

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Photographic memory

Question 18

Which of these is an example of a plant adaptation.

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Vines that can stick to walls and grow up trees or buildings to get their leaves closer to the sun.

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A plant needs sunlight to survive.

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Roots soak up water and nutrients from the soil.

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People cut down trees to make lumber for houses.

Question 19

What is the other word for the sugars that the plants make for food?

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Glucose

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Honey

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Stuff

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Glue

Question 20

What adaptation might a rose have?

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Thorns

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Spots that look like eyes

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Bad smell

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Thick fur.

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