Adaptation

True or False: Plants don't have brains, but they still adapt to their environments.

• True

• False

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Why do plants and animals adapt to their environment?

• to become better at getting food

• to protect themselves against other animals

• to become better able to survive in their surroundings

• all of the above

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What is the main way being camouflaged helps an animal?

• It helps them store more food and water.

• It helps keep them cool in the hot climate.

• It helps them blend into their environment so other animals can't attack them.

• It makes them look dangerous to other animals.

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Which of the following is an adaptation that helps protect the animal?

• Cows have incisors.

• Cactuses have thick stems.

• A porcupine has sharp quills.

• Hummingbirds have long skinny beaks.

How have cactuses adapted to the fact that it almost never rains in the desert?

• They're covered in spikes.

• They have thick, pleated stems.

• They have big, waxy leaves.

• They're camouflaged.

Why have lions adapted to have sharper teeth than cows?

• Lions need to blend in with their surroundings, but cows don't.

• Lions need to crush bones, but cows eat meat.

• Lions are herbivores, but cows are carnivores.

• Lions need to tear into meat, but cows eat grass.

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Which of the following images does not show camouflage?

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Which of the following is an adaptation that helps the animal eat?

• Squirrels are the color of the trees they live in.

• Pelicans have big beaks.

• Cactuses are covered in spikes.

• Rainforest plants have waxy leaves.

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How have founder adapted to avoid being seen on the ocean floor?

• They change color to match their environment.

• They venomous spines.

• They have sharp pincers.

• They're flat.

Why have rainforest plants adapted to be a different shape and size than desert plants?

• because rainforest plants are only raised in zoos.

• because in a rainforest environment adaptation can happen overnight.

• because rainforest and desert plants need to store the same amount of water.

• because the rainforest environment is different than the desert environment.

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