Which of the following is an adaptation that helps the animal eat?

Squirrels are the colors of the trees they live in.

Cactuses are covered in spikes.

Rainforest plants have waxy leaves.

Which of the following is an example of adaptation?

polar bears’ fur turning white over many years

penguins growing beaks and wings overnight

birds eating breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday

dogs getting sent to the groomer to be washed

Which of the following is true about plants?

Some plants can “feel” and respond to things in the world.

Venus flytraps are the only plants to have brains.

All plants have the same nervous systems as humans.

Plants always shake and move after their leaves are touched.

Which of these best describes a plant adaptation?

A plant gives off a smell that attracts nearby insects, which it then eats.

A plant is the same color as a grasshopper, helping the grasshopper blend in.

A species of butterfly lays its eggs on the leaves of a particular tree.

A plant dies if it doesn’t get enough water.

What would most likely happen if traditional herbivores, like cows, began eating meat instead of grass?

Over hundreds of thousands of years, cows would develop canine teeth and large molars.

Humans would have to stop eating cows and start eating wolves.

Cows would immediately become better suited to survive in their current environments.

Over hundreds of thousands of years, wolves would start eating only plants, no meat.

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation for protection?

an insect that looks like a twig.

woodpeckers with feet to perch on bark.

cactuses with water storage sacks.

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True or False: Plants don't have brains, but they still adapt to their environments.

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Why do plants and animals adapt to their environment?

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What is the main way that being camouflaged helps an animal?

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How have cactuses adapted to the fact that it almost never rains in the desert?

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Flocabulary Adaptation

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True or False: Plants don't have brains, but they still adapt to their environments.

Why do plants and animals adapt to their environment?

What is the main way that being camouflaged helps an animal?

Give an example of an adaptation that helps protect an animal.

How have cactuses adapted to the fact that it almost never rains in the desert?

Why have lions adapted to have sharper teeth than cows?

Which of the following images does not show camouflage?

Which of the following is an adaptation that helps the animal eat?

How have flounder adapted to avoid being seen on the ocean floor?

Why have rainforest plants adapted to be a different shape and size than desert plants?

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