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WorksheetsCharacteristics of living things, part 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A frog has markings that scare away predators and warn that it might be poisonous. What is this an example of?
a)
migration
b)
instinct
c)
adaptation
d)
hibernation
2.
What do adaptations help animals do?
a)
get food, reproduce, sleep
b)
get food, reproduce, move, and/or protect themselves
c)
trick other animals
3.
How plants that live in very dry environments survive?
a)
They do not need water
b)
They make their own water
c)
They store water in leaves and roots
d)
They absorb water from the air
4.
How do animals get the adaptations they need to survive?
a)
They learn them from their parents
b)
They inherit them from their parents
c)
They get them from changes in the environment
5.
Hunting for food is an example of...
a)
a learned behavior
b)
an inherited behavior
c)
an adaptation
d)
migration
6.
Migration is an example of...
a)
a behavior animals learn from experience
b)
a behavior animals are born knowing
c)
a behavior animals learn from their parents
7.
What is an adaptation?
a)
Something an organism learns
b)
A trait or behavior that helps a living thing survive
c)
a way that scientists can classify animals and plants
8.
What is an example of a behavior humans have to learn?
a)
sleeping
b)
crying
c)
breathing
d)
walking
9.
What is another name for inherited behaviors, or behaviors that animals are born knowing?
a)
Learned behaviors
b)
Instincts
c)
Exercise
10.
Which is an example of an animal adapting to a change in its environment?
a)
A duck with webbed feet for swimming
b)
A frog that squirts poison
c)
A ptarmigan's feathers changing from brown to white when it becomes winter
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