Worksheets6th Grade Plant and Animal Adapations
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is it called when an animal moves from one place to another?
a)
instinct
b)
migrate
c)
camouflage
d)
tropism
2.
Which class of animals has the following list of characteristics?
· Cold Blooded
· Lays Eggs
· Bodies are covered with dry scales
· Cold Blooded
· Lays Eggs
· Bodies are covered with dry scales
a)
Reptiles
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Mammals
3.
What kind of animal usually has a live birth?
a)
Insects
b)
mammals
c)
birds
d)
amphibians
4.
Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?
a)
looking like a dangerous animal
b)
being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
c)
having sharp claws or a strong shel
d)
having only a few young and caring for them
5.
Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?
a)
A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous.
b)
A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to play dead.
c)
A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
d)
A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.
6.
Vertebrates are animals that have a ____________.
a)
fur
b)
4 legs
c)
backbone
d)
roots
7.
The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome?
a)
Forest
b)
Tundra
c)
Desert
d)
Grassland
8.
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
a)
Desert
b)
Temperate forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Tropical Rainfroest
9.
Anything that helps plants or animals survive in their environment is known as a(n) __________________.
a)
Roots
b)
Habitats
c)
Adaptation
d)
Adoption
10.
This word means to stay alive.
a)
trait
b)
reproduce
c)
adaptation
d)
survive
11.
I am an animal that lives in the arctic. I have adaptations that allow me to survive in my environment. Which of the following is an adaptation that will allow me to survive the arctic?
a)
thick white fur
b)
speed
c)
digging in the ground
d)
short, fluffy tail
12.
Acting a certain way to avoid predators is a behavioral adaptation.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Adaptation is
a)
animals and plants living together
b)
the features that enable organisms to survive in their habitat
c)
Plants depending on animals for food
d)
the place where plants and animals live.
14.
Flowering plants have bright flowers to
a)
Make food for the plant
b)
Avoid excess loss of water
c)
Attract insects for pollination
d)
Keep the insects away because of smell
15.
Land plants have thick waxy leaves to
a)
Make more food for plants
b)
Provide feeding place for small animals
c)
absorb more oxygen for the plants
d)
reduce water loss
16.
Desert animals of Western Australia match their colour to their surrounding to
a)
be not seen by their predator
b)
avoid being caught by their enemies
c)
get away safely when in danger
d)
all the above
17.
Behaviors that are inherited are called ______
a)
traits
b)
instincts
18.
This is when an animal travels in search of food or a place to reproduce _______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
19.
This is a state of inactivity that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
20.
An octopus can change its color to match its surroundings. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
cooperative behavior
d)
estivation
21.
Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?
a)
It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
b)
It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.
c)
It is born knowing how to spin a web.
d)
It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.
22.
a)
protective coloration
b)
counter shading
c)
protective resemblance
d)
mimicry
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.
What is the scientific term for the ability to blend in with the surroundings?
a)
invisibility
b)
conservation
c)
ninja skills
d)
camouflage
25.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To escape animals
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
26.
A plant is leaning towards the light. This is an example of...
a)
migrations
b)
mimicry
c)
tropism
d)
neither
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