Adaptations and Natural Selection

True or false: All animals have adaptations that help them survive in their habitat.

• True

• False

• Partially true: Not all animals have adaptations

• Partially true: adaptations are not for surviving

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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

I am a polar bear who lives in the arctic. My fur is a beautiful white, just like the snow I live in. What adaptation is this adaptation called?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• migration

• hibernation

What physical adaptation helps some organisms breathe under water?

• a. lungs

• b. gills

• c. fins

• d. heart

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.

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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

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

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.