WorksheetsAdaptations Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
2.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
3.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
4.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
5.
Why do some animals hibernate?
a)
The cold weather makes them sleepy.
b)
Their food supply is smaller in the winter.
c)
They have no one to play with.
6.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
7.
Which adaptation would NOT help a hawk catch a mouse?
a)
Hollow Bones
b)
Good eye sight
c)
Talons
d)
Camouflage
8.
Which of these BEST describes how some birds survive when the weather gets cold?
a)
a. They store twigs and sticks in their nest
b)
b. They migrate to a warmer climate
c)
c. They grow more feathers to stay warm in the winter
d)
d. They hide in bushes and wait for warm weather
9.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
habitat
d)
coloration
10.
Lions often hide in the tall grass while stalking their prey. This is an example of...
a)
camouflage
b)
warning coloration
c)
mimicry
d)
hibernation
11.
This word means to stay alive.
a)
trait
b)
reproduce
c)
adaptation
d)
survive
12.
Which feature would be most helpful to a plant in a desert?
a)
small leaves
b)
large seeds
c)
small roots
d)
smelly flowers
13.
An example of a plant adaptation is ______________.
a)
its color
b)
its use
c)
its environment
14.
A nice smell is an adaptation that __________________.
a)
helps the plant keep water inside the leaves.
b)
pokes animals that try to eat the plant.
c)
attracts pollinators to the plant.
15.
Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?
a)
flowers with bright colors
b)
sharp thorns
c)
small seeds
d)
deep roots
16.
Poison is an adaptation that _____________.
a)
makes animals sick or itchy.
makes animals sick or itchy.
makes animals sick or itchy.
b)
pollinates the plant.
pollinates the plant.
pollinates the plant.
c)
attracts pollinators to the plant
attracts pollinators to the plant.
attracts pollinators to the plant.
17.
How are hardwood trees adapted to live in cold winters?
a)
They have long stems buried in mud.
They have long stems buried in mud.
They have long stems buried in mud.
b)
They live on tree islands.
c)
They lose their leaves in winter.
They lose their leaves in winter.
They lose their leaves in winter.
d)
They grow low to the ground.
18.
Some plants have small leaves that help them do which of these?
a)
grow tall
b)
save water
c)
make seeds
make seeds
make seeds
d)
fall off in winter
19.
What two plants do you see that are adapted to live in a freshwater habitat?
a)
poplar and cypress trees
b)
oak and chestnut trees
c)
mosses and mushrooms
d)
water lilies and cattails
20.
The ears of this fox are an example of...
a)
A behavioral adaptation
b)
Poor breeding
c)
A physical adaptation
d)
Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong
21.
a)
protective coloration
b)
counter shading
c)
protective resemblance
d)
mimicry
22.
Which of these choices is an example of something that is needed for survival?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Food
c)
Water
d)
All of the above
23.
A frog lives in a pond in the northern portion of the United States. Why does the frog bury itself in the mud at the bottom of the pond during the winter months?
a)
to migrate to warmer waters
b)
to mimic a larger animal
c)
to camouflage itself from predators
d)
to hibernate during cold weather
24.
A bald eagle has a sharp hook on the end of its beak. This is an adaptation for obtaining resources. Eagles are carnivores. What is the beak used for?
a)
cracking seeds
b)
eating worms
c)
tearing the flesh of a smaller animal
d)
digging insects out of a tree bark
25.
Definition of Evolution
a)
Adaptation over time
b)
Darwin
c)
uprising of citizens that leads to the over throw of the govt
26.
Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection
a)
Survival of the fittest
b)
all about cells
c)
how life started
27.
All mutations and adaptations usually lead to what process?
a)
selective breeding
b)
behavioral
c)
natural selection
d)
genetic engineering
28.
Why do frogs and other organism reproduce so many eggs or offspring?
a)
so that their babies can have friends to play with
b)
the more offspring the more likely the offspring will survive
c)
the more offspring the less likely offspring will survive
d)
the more offspring the less competition
29.
Which organisms are most likely to survive?
a)
the best adapted
b)
the fastest
c)
the strongest
d)
the most domesticated (tamed)
30.
Darwins finches each lived on a specific island based on what resource?
a)
size of island
b)
type of tree
c)
climate
d)
food
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