Plant and Animal Adaptations

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

• To protect the plant from sun damage

• To take in as much light as possible

• To spread seeds in new places

• To reach water down below.

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Why might some plants have thorns?

• To stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant

• To attract insects that spread its pollen to other plants

• To take in nutrients from the air

• To provide shade for the plant

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What is one reason why some plants have scents?

• To shed extra water off the plant

• To take in nutrients from the soil

• To attract animals to spread its pollen

• To conserve water during dry periods

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Which happens FIRST?

• The squirrel buries the acorn.

• An acorn falls from the oak tree.

• A squirrel find the acorn on the ground.

• An oak tree begins to grow in a new place.

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

• flowering

• not active

• dead

• dried

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Zebra's stripes help protect them from their ________.

• prey

• parents

• zookeepers

• predators

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In the winter, a weasel’s coat turns from brown to white. Why do you think this happens?

• The white coat is too hard to keep clean in the summer.

• The lack of food in the winter makes its coat turn white.

• The white coat is prettier.

• The white coat helps it blend in with the snow in the winter.

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Hedgehogs, squirrels, and groundhogs all have brown fur that helps them hide. Where do you think they live?

• They live in the blue ocean.

• They live in tan buildings.

• They live in the forest close to the brown ground and trees.

• They live on white icebergs.

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Which sentence shares a detail about a polar bear’s white camouflage?

• Polar bears eat fish and seals.

• Polar bears will hunt for humans.

• Polar bears use their white paws to HIDE their black noses in the snow.

• Polar bears can smell a seal 20 miles away.

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A wolf is like a praying mantis because _________________.

• they both eat plants

• they both sleep for 20 hours a day

• they both eat rabbits

• they both use camouflage to stay hidden