Plant and Animal Adaptations for Reproduction

Which of the following are adaptions animals have for attracting a mate? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

• bright colors

• vocalizations (making sounds)

• dancing

• battling

• carrying baby in a pouch

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Which of the following are ways animals have adapted to have successful, surviving offspring? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

• A spider has hundreds of babies so that at least a few survive.

• Mammal mothers produce milk to feed babies.

• Birds build nests for their eggs.

• Male cardinals are red to attract females.

• Male rams will use their horns to battle each other.

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How do plants attract pollinators? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

• colors

• scents

• nectar

• vocalizations (making sounds)

How do plants disperse their seeds? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

• wind

• water

• sticking to an animal's fur

• covering the seed in a fruit for an animal to eat

• bursting

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The physical characteristics and behaviors an animal has inherited to help it successfully survive and reproduce in it's habitat are called ___.

• natural selection

• adaptations

• camouflage

• pollination

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Plants have adapted to have one of the following structures to reproduce. (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

• flower

• seed

• cone

• ovary

• roots

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Animals that inadvertently carry pollen from one flower to another are called ___.

• cross-polliantion

• self-pollination

• pollinators

• dispersers

6. ____ occurs when individuals whose unique characteristics are best suited for their environment tend to survive and reproduce offspring who have inherited these characteristics.

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• pollination

• natural selection

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The process of pollen moving _______ is called pollination.

• from the stamen to the pistil

• from the pistil to the stamen

• from the sepal to the pistil

• from the petal to the ovary

What is the function of a fruit? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

• protective covering of the seed

• attracts animals to help disperse the seed

• attracts pollinators to the plant

• develops from the cone after pollination