Survival for adaptation Test

What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
• The food that an animal eats.
• How energy moves in a food web.
• How animals evolve throughout time.

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How do adaptations help animals?

• to hide from predators
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

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An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment 
• Mimicry
• Camouflage
• Habitat

A plant species lives in an area with limited sunlight. Which structure would be most helpful to the plant to help it survive?

• colorful flowers

• large leaves

• deep roots

• tiny seeds

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Can you see a cactus living in the Arctic?

• Yes

• No

Where would you see a lot of really tall trees?

• rainforest

• grasslands

• desert

• the Arctic

Plants make their own...?

• water
• sun
• food
• vitamins

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Storing water has allowed dessert plants to __________________.

• limit use of sunlight

• never get thirsty

• adapt to their environment

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A tiger’s fur is orange-brown with stripes. Its fur helps it hide in a field of brown grass. When another animal comes near, the tiger can jump out of hiding and attack it. A toad’s body is brown. It blends in with brown sand. A toad can hide from predators while it looks for insects to eat.

What is one way that a tiger and a toad are similar?

• Their skin is adapted for hunting at night.

• Their skin keeps them cool in the sun.

• They are both good swimmers.

• Their color helps them hide to get food.

Animals that live in the frigid regions of the North or South Pole must adapt to special conditions. Some information about environmental conditions in polar regions is provided.

Which of these could be a helpful adaptation for an organism that lives in the North Pole?

• Ability to fly or run fast.

• Strong legs to jump high.

• Thick fur and layers of fat.

• Hard shell around the body.

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