Y7 All topics Quiz

What do you call a characteristic of a living thing that helps it survive?

• an adaptation

• a modification

What part of a hummingbird is adapted to help it obtain food from inside flowers?

• beak

• wings

• eyes

• head

Which type of bird has a beak adapted to help it scoop up fish?

• hawk

• pelican

• finch

• hummingbird

Mr. Walker plants a new plant next to a tall tree in his yard. It is partly in the sun, but is mostly in the shade. He notices that it is growing with all of its leaves on one side. Why is the plant growing this way?

• It is dying.

• It is trying to get sunlight.

• It is trying to stay in the shade.

• It wants to be closer to the tree.

When a fly lands in a spiders web, the spider uses the vibration to locate it.

What sense does the spider use during this process?

• The sense of sight.

• The sense of smell.

• The sense of touch.

• The sense of hearing.

In the warm southwest United States rabbits are brown and have long ears. In polar regions rabbits are white and have shorter ears.Why do rabbits from polar regions have white fur?

• The white fur is more attractive.

• The white fur camouflages them in the snow.

• The white fur reflects more light warming the rabbit.

• The white fur makes the rabbits stand out in the snow.

How quickly do animals develop adaptations?

• in a week
• over a year
• over generations
• throughout their life

When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called

• evolution
• extinction
• adaptation
• natural selection

What is an organism that has similar characteristics and can reproduce?

• species
• organism
• embryology
• vestigial 

Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 
• dark