Adaptations Review

A nine-banded armadillo uses its claws to dig in the soil to find insects. Which picture shows an animal that most likely uses its claws like the nine-banded armadillo?

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Which adaptation helps the desert plants reflect sunlight?

• Number 1

• Number 2

• Number 3

• Number 4

How do the Wood Fern leaves' structures help them survive in their environment?

• Flat leaves can hold air and float on water.

• Large leaves can catch light from the sun.

• The leaf is adapted for a forest environment.

• The leaf is adapted for an aquatic environment.

How do the Yellow Pond Lily leaves' structures help them survive in their environment?

• Flat leaves can hold air and

• Large leaves can catch light from the sun.

• The leaf is adapted for a forest environment.

• The leaf is adapted for an aquatic environment.

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Sabra analyzes diagrams of two animals that live in Texas. She looks for a pattern between the two animals. Sabra notices that both animals have four sharp canine teeth. Which statement BEST describes how these structures function similarly for these animals?

• The sharp canine teeth can grind and chew food.

• The sharp canine teeth can be used to groom fur.

• The sharp canine teeth can nibble food such as berries.

• The sharp canine teeth can tear apart prey and scare away predators.

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Sea lions have a special flap that closes off their ears. How does this specialized structure MOST LIKELY help sea lions survive within their environment?

• It helps them catch larger fish to eat.

• It helps them swim deeper below the ice.

• It helps them find a mate to reproduce with.

• It helps them keep their ears dry to hear better.

Which TWO traits best help a cactus conserve water in the dry conditions of a West Texas desert ecosystem?

• Sharp Spines

• Large Flowers

• Sweet Fruit

• Waxy Stems

Which of these fish has mouth structures that allow it to eat algae by taking large bites of hard coral on which the algae grows?

• Parrotfish

• Koi

• Goby

• Seahorse

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Based on observations of the pictures of these animals, which statement describes an advantage that only one of these animals has in obtaining food?

• The Thompson’s gazelle has a body shape that allows it to run faster when chasing prey.

• The Thompson’s gazelle has horns that can be used to move tree branches out of the way to reach food.

• The gerenuk has a long neck that allows it to reach high to eat from trees.

• The gerenuk has a sharp, pointed nose for detecting the scent of predators.

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Some animals, such as lions, have pointed teeth, while other animals, such as cattle, have flat teeth. The difference in the shape of these animals’ teeth is most closely related to —

• the sound the animal makes

• the type of organisms the animals consume

• the habitat the animals live in

• the type of predators the animals have

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