Adaptations

Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?

• Thin skin

• Large eyes

• Webbed feet

• Long, strong legs

Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. The lilies have very long stems. The picture shows a water lily in a pond. How do long stems help water lilies live in ponds?

•   They absorb food for the plant.

• They absorb water from the pond.

• They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.

•   They prevent the plant from floating away.

Pelicans are birds that live in many water environments. They can live in large lakes, in marshy wetlands, and along beaches near the ocean. The picture shows a pelican. What does the pouch on its bill most likely help the pelican do?

•   Catch fish

•   Store water

• Attack other animals

• Balance when it walks

Rivers are home to many kinds of birds. Which foot is most likely the adaptation of a bird that swims in water to find food?

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In the fall, a ground squirrel will store the energy from food as a thick layer of fat. What is most likely the reason for this adaptation?

• It keeps the animal from being exposed to diseases in winter.

•   It keeps the animal from being eaten by predators that hunt during winter.

•   It helps the animal get exercise during winter when it is snowing.

• It helps the animal survive a cold winter when there is very little food.

Physical characteristics that help an organism survive are called:

• Habitats

•   Extinction.

• Adaptations.

•   Learned behaviors.

Venom is an adaptation used for

• warning predators

• attracting mates

• hiding from predators

• hunting prey

Answer explanation

Grouping together to protect against danger is an adaptation called ___________.

• mantling

• camouflaging

• herding

• hibernating

Answer explanation

Animals who travel to warmer habitats in the winter to escape the cold are using which behavioral adaptation?

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Migration

When animals go into a deep sleep during the winter, they are using which behavioral adaptation?

• Hibernation

• Mimicry

• Migration

• Camouflage