Adaptations, Niche, Interactions (13.3)

An organisms job or role in a community

• adaptation

• habitat

• niche

• limiting factor

Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by animals?

• flowers with bright colors

• sharp thorns

• small seeds

• deep roots

Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?

• looking like a dangerous animal

• being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)

• having sharp claws or a strong shel

• having only a few young and caring for them

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 

• an adaptation
• environment
• response
• stimulus

Which adaptation (for the underlined animal) serves the function of DEFENSE?

• A walking stick looks like the twig on which it rests.

• A porcupine’s quills cause a predator to seek another meal.

• A whale filters plankton and krill from the water in which it swims.

• A penguin is dark on top and white below to blend in with the water.

Which adaptation (for the underlined animal) serves the function of defense?

• A walking stick looks like the twig on which it rests.
• A porcupine’s quills cause a predator to seek another meal.
• A whale filters plankton and krill from the water in which it swims.
• A penguin is dark on top and white below to blend in with the water.

How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape predators

• to hunt for food

• to find a mate

• All of these are correct

A resting state through the winter. 
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months

• Locomotion
• Hibernation
• Migration
• Defense

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Traveling done by an animal to find food and water. 
Adaption: birds flying south for the winter

• Camouflage
• Migration
• Hibernation
• Locomotion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A Porcupine has sharp quills.  Why would a porcupine need this adaptation?

• to protect itself
• to keep warm
• to kill its prey
• to cover its skin