SCIENCE GRADE 9 CHAPTER 14 PG

What is the word that describe a color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat For example: polar bears in the Artic

• Migration

• Prey

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 

• An Adaptation

• Environment

• A Predator

• A Pray

Which result is likely to happen to a species that cannot adapt to changes in its environment?

• Grow and reproduce

• Decrease in numbers or become extinct

• Only hunt at night

• Only eat one type of food.

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• The long neck of a giraffe

• A camel's hump used to store water

• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

• Penguins huddling together for warmth

What is the word to describe an animal traveling to find food and water.  For example, birds flying south for the winter

• Camouflage

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Predator

This is an example of what type of adaptation: A skunk spraying its predator

• A migration Adaptation

• Adaptation to find food.

• An adaptation to hide(camouflage)

• A defense adaptation

Why do animals use camouflage?

• For shelter

• To find food

• To survive

• To look pretty

Adaptive features of LEAF of LOTUS plant:

• Waxy layer to protect it from rotting in water

• Stomata on the top surface of the leaf

• Broad leaves to help it float

• All of the above

An adaptation that helps the plant in the diagram live in the desert is ___

• wide, flat leaves to catch water

• bright green color

• thin, spiny needles

• tall stems

Which of the following is correct to describe the plant in the picture?

• Plant roots are fibrous roots

• Plant roots grow widely and can penetrate deep into the soil

• Plant roots have pores called lenticels

• Plants have tap root