5th Grade Life Science

Organisms' physical adaptations to their environment is called __________________________.

• behavioral adaptation

• physical makeup

• structural adaptation

• reproduction

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Living things have two kinds of adaptations: __________________. Choose the best answer.

• behavioral and physical

• physical makeup and structural

• behavioral and structural

• thrive and survive

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Characteristics to help an organism survive and reproduce are called ____________________________.

• features

• flexibility

• adaptations

• structures

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Some adaptations are behavioral. They are changes in the way an organism interacts with is ______________________.

• structures

• survival

• environment

• adaptations

Josie likes to visit the park in her neighborhood to watch hummingbirds. Based on the beak of the hummingbird, what does it most likely eat?

• Fish

• Nuts

• Insects

• Flower Nectar

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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

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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.

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Tom sketched this picture of an epiphyte from a book about tropical forests. How is this plant adapted to the ecosystem in which it lives?

•   It has a trunk tall enough to reach above nearby trees and compete for sunlight.

•   It has long roots that reach deep enough into the dry soil to reach underground water.

• It has roots that attach to trees so that it can reach sunlight that is scarce on the forest floor.

• It has leaves that capture and digest insects, which it needs for nutrients missing from soil.

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