Unit 1 Adaptations

What would happen if insects stopped gathering pollen?

• Flowers might lose their color.

• Flowers might lose their scents.

• Flowers might die out.

• Flowers might grow in more places.

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What organ takes turns between being awake and asleep to allow a dolphin to sleep without drowning?

• the heart

• the stomach

• the brain

• the lungs

A dolphin can breathe while sleeping because __________.

• it breathes automatically

• half of it's brain stays awake

• it closes it's blowhole

• it sleeps on land

Spines are an adaptation of ______________________.

• leaves

• roots

• flowers

• sand

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Some spines on a cactus help collect _________________.

• sunlight

• water

• sand

• roots

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The thin, waxy skin of the cactus helps make sure that the water doesn't _____________.

• evaporate

• survive

• folds

• spines

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Sharp _________________ protect the cactus.

• evaporate

• survive

• folds

• spines

Do most birds prefer longer, warmer days or longer, cooler nights?

• longer, warmer days

• longer, cooler nights

• both

What is a habitat?

• to travel from one place to another when the seasons change

• a path or course

• the natural home of an animal or plant

• an animal that hunts other animals for food

What is it called when pollen from one flower is brought to another flower?

• adaptation

• reproduce

• pollen

• pollination

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