Internal and External Adaptations

Which internal adaptation allows fish to breathe underwater?

• Fins

• Gills

• Scales

• Spawning

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Which internal adaptation allows a bird to fly?

• Feathers

• Wings

• Hollow Bones

• Beaks

Which internal adaptation allows water to be transported through the roots of a plant?

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Stem

• Pollen

Which internal adaptation transports sugar from the leaves throughout a plant?

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Stem

• Pollen

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche

• structure

• characteristic

• adaptation

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A stimulus type that occurs within the organisms body is 

• external

• inside

• within

• internal

Which feature would be most helpful to a plant in a desert?

• small leaves

• large seeds

• small roots

• smelly flowers

Something an animal has or does that helps it survive is called a(n) _____

• organism

• camouflage

• adaptation

• omnivore

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Something inside an animal that helps it survive is called a(n) _______

• organism

• shelter

• external structure

• internal structure

Which internal adaptation allows camels to survive long periods without water?

• Humps

• Long legs

• Thick fur

• Sharp teeth