Adaptation and Survival

This table provides information on the populations of four different kinds of fish in a certain pond over a 4-year period. In 2015, a factory was built on the edge of the pond. The factory pumps water from the pond, uses it for cooling, then pumps the water back into the pond at a slightly higher temperature. This environmental change, according to the data in the table, helped which fish type thrive?

• Fish type A

• Fish type B

• Fish type C

• Fish type D

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Living organisms can survive and reproduce in different enviroments by the help of adaptation.

• True

• False

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The presence of a thick white fur is an adaptation in

• Starred agama lizard

• Forest bear

• Polar bear

• Fennec fox

Answer explanation

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Fennec fox and caracal have............. that help them blend in with desert

landscapes.

• thick white fur

• sandy-colored fur

• sandy-colored feathers

• colorful scales

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Desert lizards have........... that make them hide among the colorful rocks in the

desert.

• dark fur

• tan-colored fur

• sandy colored feathers

• colored scales

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Camouflage means that the animal.

• easily to be seen by its preys.

• can be seen easily among its surrounding environment.

• is hard to be seen among its surrounding environment.

• can be seen easily by its predators.

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Which of the following ways help penguins to adapt to live in polar climate?

• Their bodies are covered with skin.

• Their bodies are covered with a thick layer of fat only.

• Their bodies are covered with dense feathers only.

• Their bodies are covered with dense feathers and a thick layer of fat

Thick white fur is an adaptation in bears that live in polar regions.

• True

• False

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A characteristic that helps an organism survive in it’s natural environment is a……..

• Adaptation

• Structural

• Behavioral

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To keep warm in cold climates,animals have……fur

• Night

• Thick

• Camouflage

• Protective

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