Quiz about Adaptations Quizizz

Question 1

Why do animals use camouflage?

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To stay safe

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To look pretty

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To play Hide and Go Seek

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To eat food

Question 2

Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months

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Behavioral Adaptation

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Physical Adaptation

Question 3

Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat

Adaptation: Tulip-Tree Beauty Moth

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Camouflage

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Hibernation

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Behavior Adaptation

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Migration

Question 4

Where an organism lives and is able to find all of the resources needed to survive, water, shelter, food, air, sunlight.

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Habitat

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Ecosystem

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Environment

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Organism

Question 5

The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor. This is:

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Camouflage

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Hibernation

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Habitat

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Ecosystem

Question 6

When an opossums plays dead. This is known as what type of adaptation?

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Behavioral adaptation

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Physical adaptation

Question 7

A kangaroo has a pouch to protect its young. This is known as what type of adaptation?

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Physical Adaptation

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Behavioral Adaptation

Question 8

Polar bears have compact ears, a small tail, and thick fur to keep themselves warm. These are all what type of adaptations?

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Physical Adaptation

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Behavior Adaptation

Question 9

What is an adaptation?

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A physical feature or behavior that helps living things survive.

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The food that an animal eats.

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A place where an animal lives

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How animals evolve throughout time.

Question 10

A giraffe's long neck, used to reach leaves high in trees, is an example of a

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Physical adaptation

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Behavioral adaptation

Question 11

Birds migrate during the winter to less cold areas. What type of adaptation is this?

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Behavioral Adapatation

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Physical Adaptation

Question 12

All living and nonliving things that live in the same place

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Ecosystem

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Habitat

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Environment

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Organism

Question 13

Any living thing is called an

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Organism

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Environment

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Camouflage

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Ecosystem

Question 14

Which of these activities is most likely to have a negative impact on Earth's environment?

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Constructing highways

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Planting Trees

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Recycling paper and plastic

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None of the above

Question 15

During the construction of a mall, a lake was filled in. This would have the greatest negative effect on organisms that -

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live in water

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hunt for berries

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sleep in trees

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burrow in soil

Question 16

Where an organism is at any given moment is called...

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Environment

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Ecosystem

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Habitat

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Adaptation

Question 17

What would happen to the fish in an area if all of the Great Blue Heron's went away?

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There would be more fish in the area.

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There would be less fish in the area.

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There would be no fish in the area.

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Nothing would change.

Question 18

An adaptation that helps living things blend into its environment

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Camouflage

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Adaptation

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Ecosystem

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Habitat

Question 19

Check all items listed below that are non-living parts of an ecosystem:

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Water

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Air

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Sun

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Duck

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Tree

Question 20

Check all items listed below that are living parts of an ecosystem:

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fly

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tree

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frog

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sun

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dirt

Question 21

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?

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Flower Nectar

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Fish

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Nuts

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Insects

Question 22

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

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Long and thin

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Short and thick

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Short and thin

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Long and thick

Question 23

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?

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They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.

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They absorb food for the plant.

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They absorb water from the pond.

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They prevent the plant from floating away.

Question 24

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?

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Catch fish

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Store water

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Attack other animals

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Balance when it walks

Question 25

Rivers are home to many kinds of birds. Which foot is most likely the adaptation of a bird that swims in water to find food?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 26

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?

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It helps the animal survive a cold winter when there is very little food.

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It keeps the animal from being exposed to diseases in winter.

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It keeps the animal from being eaten by predators that hunt during winter.

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It helps the animal get exercise during winter when it is snowing.

Question 27

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?

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

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

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

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

Question 28

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?

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

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The panthers will probably become extinct.

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Panthers will no longer be adapted to living in Florida.

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The Florida panther population will decrease in the near future.

Question 29

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?

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The alligator basks in the sunlight.

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Alligators mate in April and May.

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Alligators lay between 20 and 50 eggs at one time.

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The alligator eats turtles, small mammals, and birds.

Question 30

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?

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Sharp thorns

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Tall stems

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Large leaves

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Soft flower petals

Question 31

Physical characteristics that help an organism survive are called:

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Adaptations.

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Habitats

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Extinction.

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Learned behaviors.

Question 32

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?

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

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The apple snail uses this structure to find food.

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The apple snail uses this structure to reproduce.

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The apple snail uses this structure to digest its prey.

Question 33

Plankton are tiny organisms that live in the ocean. Some kinds of plankton live near the surface of the ocean where there is sunlight during the day. At night, they travel deeper into the ocean where it is safer to live. Which of the following is the plankton's behavior most similar to?

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Some birds migrate during spring and summer

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Some bats hibernate in winter

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Some rabbits shed their thick fur in summer

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Some plants produce poisonous chemical substances

Question 34

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?

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Flower Nectar

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Fish

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Nuts

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Insects

Adaptations Quizizz

35 questions

Why do animals use camouflage?

Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months

Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
Adaptation: Tulip-Tree Beauty Moth

Where an organism lives and is able to find all of the resources needed to survive, water, shelter, food, air, sunlight.

The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor. This is:

When an opossums plays dead. This is known as what type of adaptation?

A kangaroo has a pouch to protect its young. This is known as what type of adaptation?

Polar bears have compact ears, a small tail, and thick fur to keep themselves warm. These are all what type of adaptations?

What is an adaptation?

A giraffe's long neck, used to reach leaves high in trees, is an example of a

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