Biomes & Adaptations Test Review

What are physical characteristics that help an organism survive?

• extinction

• learned behaviors

• habitats

• adaptations

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is a habitat?

• A characteristic that helps an organism survive

• The place where a living organism lives

• An innate behavior that an organism is born knowing how to do

• Looking like their surroundings to blend in

What is the MAIN difference between a tropical rainforest and a temperate forest?

• Amount of trees

• Amount of precipitation

• Amount of living organisms

• elevation

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What characteristics describe a desert?

• humid

• dry

• large amount of precipitation

• very little precipitation

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What characteristics describe a mountain habitat?

• low elevation

• high elevation

• thin air

• thick air

In which of these habitats would organisms have to adapt and migrate or hibernate because of the changing seasons?

• ocean

• desert

• temperate rainforest

• tropical rainforest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which behavioral adaptation are animals using when they fly to warmer places for the winter?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• being nocturnal

• migration

Which behavioral adaptation are animals using when they change their look over time to copy or replicate another organism?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• being nocturnal

• migration

In a wildfire, which organism(s) would be LEAST LIKELY to survive?

• Plants

• Animals

• Both plants and animals have an equal chance of survival

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Why are butterflies colorful, but moths are not bright in color?

• Butterflies have colorblind enemies

• Butterflies use color to attract food, while moths do not

• Butterflies are active in the day, and moths are active at night

• Butterflies have a more difficult time finding homes than butterflies do