Grade 6- Unit 5 Adaptations Class Test

What is behavioral adaptation?

• body parts an animal has to survive

• are the things organisms do or act to survive

What does camouflage mean?

• are the things organisms do to survive

• an organisms ability to look like another animal

• an organism ability to blend in with its surroundings or environment

A monkey has a long tail to help it swing from branch to branch. This is an example of which of the following?

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

A black bear hibernates during the winter months. This is an example of which ?

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

Arctic foxes are white in the winter to blend in with the snow. What adaptation is this?

• behavioral adaptation

• migration

• camouflage

• hibernation

Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?

• it changes color

• it moves very rapidly

• it has sharp quills

• it makes a loud noise

Why are adaptations important?

• They provide animals with a sense of security.

• They allow animals to change what they don't like about themselves.

• Adaptations allow for extinction.

• They help animals survive and reproduce.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Some animals may ___, or move from one place to another, when their environment gets too cold or when food is hard to find.

• shelter

• nocturnal

• camouflage

• migrate

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Which of the following are adaptations that help plants like the cacti to reduce water loss in a desert?

• Clasping roots

• No flowers

• Needle-like leaves

• Thick and fleshy stem

What do the webbed feet of ducks help them to do?

• fly

• swim/move in the water

• walk

• dig in the ground/stand on the tree

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