Adaptation Flocabulary

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

Why do plants and animals adapt to their environment?

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What is the main way that being camouflaged helps an animal?

Give an example of an adaptation that helps protect an animal.

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

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Why have lions adapted to have sharper teeth than cows?

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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 colors 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 flounder adapted to avoid being seen on the ocean floor?

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

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