Traits and Adaptations

Caused by extreme conditions in plant environments, such as a drought.

• Hibernation

• Dormancy

• Migration

Characteristics or attributes of an organism that are inherited and / or influenced by the environment

• Inherited traits

• Learned behaviors

• Migration

• Offspring

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Which adaptation of the snowshoe hare provides warmth andcamouflage in its cold and snowy environment?

• Long, flexible ears

• Large, brown eyes

• Thick, white fur

• Wide, strong feet

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To go into a deep sleep to stay alive during the winter

• hibernate

• migrate

• nap

• mimicry

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When an animal looks like an animals that is poisonous or that taste bad to avoid being eaten (Think about the Monarch butterfly and the Viceroy Butterfly)

• hiberate

• migrate

• camouflage

• mimicry

An example of a physical adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell

• The spikes on a porcupine fish

• a rabbit burrowing underground

• a viper biting when threatened

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Which of the following is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• fins

• hibernation

• sharp teeth

• camouflage

Which of the following is an example of a structural adaptation?

• dormancy

• migration

• wings

• hibernation

Tigers are excellent predators. To survive, they hunt and eat other animals in their environment. All of the following characteristics of a tiger help it to be an effective predator except–

• sharp teeth and claws

• a thick coat of fur

• powerful jaws and limbs

• good eye sight and hearing

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The table shows inherited traits of a rose plant as well as traits that are not inherited. Which characteristic describing a rose plant belongs with the traits that are not inherited?

• sharp thorns

• small buds

• missing leaves

• long roots

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