Plants and Animals Adaptations

Plants adapt to their habitat in order to...

• be beautiful

• get water

• get CO₂ and nutrients

• protect themselves

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What explains why certain plants are found in one area and not in another?

• adaptation

• pollination

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The ability of a plant to live in hot, dry or cold areas is called adaptation.

• True

• False

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Migration and hibernation are examples of animal adaptations.

• False

• True

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When an animal blends into its environment, it is called _______.

• mimicry

• camouflage

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The ostrich having many feathers and a koala having sharp claws are both examples of which of the following?

• physical adaptations

• behavioral adaptations

Birds flying in the winter to a place where it is warmer is called _______.

• hibernation

• migration

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Opossums "play dead to confuse predators", what type of adaptation is it?

• structural

• behavioral

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The sharp and pointy spines on a cactus that discourage animals from eating it is an example of ________

• Adaptation

• genetic variation

• challenge

• overproduction

According to "Plant Adaptations" which of the following colors would a seed need to be to help it not be eaten by an animal?

• white

• yellow

• neon pink

• brown