Animal Adaptations and Ecosystems

 Which of these is the name for any trait that helps a living thing survive?

• action

• adaptation

• germination

• conservation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of these is the best definition for hibernation?

• an instinct that an animal prepares for by eating lots of food

• any response to cold winter weather that helps an animal survive

• a deep, sleeplike state in which normal body activities slow

• the movement of animals from a cold climate to a warm climate

A hedgehog is a small mammal with many spines. What is the most likely reason a hedgehog uses its spines?

• to attack its enemies

• to eat its food

• to scare predators away

• to find a new home

Some animals travel a long distance at the same time each year. What is the name for this kind of behavior?

• communication

• hibernation

• situation

• migration

A farmer grows corn in a field. The farmer feeds the corn to his chickens. What do the chickens get from the corn?

• energy

• water

• illness

• oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which word describes all the deer living in the same area?

• population

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

A lizard sits in the sunshine to get warm. Which kind of adaptation does the lizard use to get warm?

• a physical adaptation

• a behavioral adaptation

• a structure

• sunshine

Which ecosystem gets a lot of rain and is very warm and humid?

• desert

• tundra

• grassland

• rainforest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a habitat?

• all of one kind of animal or plant in the same area

• all the animals living in the ocean

• living and nonliving things that interact in the same space

• the space where a plant or animal lives

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of the following describes a producer?

• an animal that eats only plants

• a living thing that makes its own food

• how a plant makes food

• a living thing that eats other living things

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3