WorksheetsAdaptation
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
d)
How animals evolve throughout time.
2.
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
3.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
d)
Habitat
4.
What is the scientific term for an animal that is eaten by another animal?
a)
predator
b)
dinner
c)
prey
d)
stupid
5.
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
6.
When an animal looks like another animal it is called ______________.
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
warning coloration
d)
protective resemblance
7.
The environment in which an animal lives is called its...
a)
habitat
b)
adaptation
c)
variation
d)
relatedness
8.
A giraffe's long neck - used to reach leaves high in trees - is an example of a
a)
instinct
b)
learned behavior
c)
behavioral adaptation
d)
physical adaptation
9.
Lions, bears, and owls all hunt other animals for their food. They are examples of
a)
predators
b)
prey
10.
What are some things that can cause an animal to become endangered or extinct?
a)
habitat loss
b)
disease
c)
climate change
d)
all of the above
11.
What are the 4 things that living things need to survive?
a)
air, food, protection, love
b)
food, water, space, air
c)
love, protection, air, space
d)
protection, water, meat, plants
12.
What would a bird's foot look like if it spent its time in the water?
a)
Sharp talons and claws
b)
Short stubby toes
c)
Webbing between the toes
d)
Long graceful fingers
13.
What kind of bird has a pouch for its bill?
a)
Cardinal
b)
Pigeon
c)
Flamingo
d)
Pelican
14.
Which is not an example of an adaptation?
a)
Shape of its arms
b)
Look of the teeth
c)
What it eats
d)
All of the above
15.
What is camouflage?
a)
Colors or markings to make it look like something else
b)
A chemical that is used to defend itself
c)
A hard shell or covvering
d)
Body patterns or coloring that make it hard to see
16.
Which adaptation would NOT help a hawk catch a mouse?
a)
Hollow Bones
b)
Good eye sight
c)
Talons
d)
Camouflage
17.
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
18.
A resting state through the winter.
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months
a)
Locomotion
b)
Hibernation
c)
Migration
d)
Defense
19.
_____ is a physical feature or behavior that helps an animal get food, protect itself, move, or reproduce
a)
adaptation
b)
instincts
20.
This is a state of inactivity that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
21.
The raccoon has hands and feet. Why would the raccoon need this adaptation?
a)
to fight
b)
to help them find and pick up food
c)
to hang from trees
d)
to dig a tunnel
22.
A polar bear has thick fur to keep it warm so it can survive the cold. This is called ___________________.
a)
adaptation
b)
camoflage
c)
mimicry
23.
What usually happens to an animal's heart rate when it is hibernating?
a)
It goes down or decreases
b)
It gets faster
24.
Which adaptation would you expect in animals that live in caves?
a)
blindness
b)
poor hearing
c)
very good eyesight
d)
brightly colored fur
25.
Canada geese travel north when the weather gets warm in the spring. Then they travel south when it gets cold in the late fall. Suppose that the spring temperature stayed cold two weeks longer than usual. How would that change the behavior of the geese?
a)
They would not travel north at all.
b)
They would travel north at the usual time.
c)
They would travel north about two weeks later.
d)
They would travel north about two weeks earlier.
26.
What is a hypothesis that scientists make before they try an experiment?
a)
an educated guess
b)
a prediction based off of a gut feeling
c)
the answer to a problem
d)
the results of an experiment
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