Plant and Animal Adaptation

Cactus plants in the desert have this to keep animals away from eating them

• Shallow Roots

• Spines/Thorns

• drip-tips

• xylem

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A bird migrating in the winter is an example of a

• Structural Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation

What adaptation in plants helps transport water up the stem?

• Phloem

• Leaves

• Xylem

• Flowers

How do adaptations help organisms?

• To hide from predators

• To survive in their habitats

• To hunt for food

• All of these are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Hibernation is a

• Structural Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation

Camouflage is a

• Structural Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation

Which type of adaptation is long hind legs in a frog?

• Structural

• Behavioral

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The desert is a hot, harsh environment.  Which adaptation helps a cactus protect itself from animals trying to consume it?

• Needle-like leaves

• Bad odor

• Poisonous venom

A cactus can live in the desert because of this adaptation.

• has wide flat leaves to catch water

• has shallow roots

• thick, waxy leaves help it store water

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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When a living thing copies the appearance of another living thing as a means of protection 

• mimicry

• a behavioral adaptation

• mockery

• natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2