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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The picture shows flowers with an unusual shape. Which beak shape would best allow a bird to reach the nectar inside the flower?

• Long and thin

• Short and thick

• Short and thin

• Long and thick

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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

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

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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It is estimated that fewer than 100 Florida panthers are still living. Florida now has a protected habitat for the panther. How will the  protected habitat affect the panthers?

• The panthers will probably become extinct.

• Panthers will no longer be adapted to living in Florida.

•   The Florida panther population will decrease in the near future.

• The panther population may increase now that they are being conserved in a protected habitat.

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The state reptile of Florida is the American alligator. Reptiles rely on the environment to maintain their body temperature. Which behavioral adaptation below allows the alligator to control its body temperature?

•   Alligators mate in April and May.

• The alligator basks in the sunlight.

•   Alligators lay between 20 and 50 eggs at one time.

•   The alligator eats turtles, small mammals, and birds.

Plants have various adaptations for survival. Some adaptations protect plants by discouraging animals from eating the flowers. Which of these is an adaptation that protects a rose from animals?

•   Tall stems

• Sharp thorns

•   Large leaves

•   Soft flower petals

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Physical characteristics that help an organism survive are called:

• Habitats

•   Extinction.

• Adaptations.

•   Learned behaviors.

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The apple snail lives in ponds, lakes, and rivers. The apple snail is the largest snail found in the freshwaters of North America. The illustration shows an apple snail. How is the structure labeled X an adaptation for the apple snail?

•   The apple snail uses this structure to find food.

• The apple snail uses this structure to reproduce.

•   The apple snail uses this structure to digest its prey.

• The apple snail uses this structure to protect itself from predators.