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WorksheetsHabitats and Adaptations
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 36mins
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1.
What is a habitat
a)
The type of environment that a living thing needs in order to survive
b)
The pattern of weather in a place over a long time
c)
a part of a living thing
d)
An adaptation
2.
What is a shelter?
a)
The type of environment that a living thing needs in order to survive
b)
the pattern of weather in a place over a long time
c)
A place in which animals can stay safe
d)
An adaptation
3.
These are special features or behaviors that help an animal survive
a)
shelter
b)
adaptation
c)
food
d)
hairstyle
4.
What is a decomposer?
a)
An animal that makes its own food
b)
An animal that eats food for energy
c)
An animal that eats only plants
d)
An animal that breaks down dead animals
5.
Which organism would not be able to survive in a pond habitat?
a)
Fish
b)
Frog
c)
Cactus
d)
Water Lily
6.
How do animals living in a polar region adapt to the cold temperatures?
a)
They stay inside
b)
They move to warmer climates
c)
They have thick fur and extra fat
d)
They do not survive
7.
What provides initial energy for plants?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Air
d)
Roots
8.
How do animals respond to changes in their habitats?
a)
Hibernantion
b)
Migration
c)
Hibernation and Migration
d)
Build a shelter
9.
A city is planning on cutting down a large forest where a group of deer live. How could cutting down the forest effect the deer habitat?
a)
It would increase the deer's living space
b)
It would increase the amount of food
c)
It would decrease the deer's living space
d)
It would decrease the deer's adaptations
10.
How does a forest fire immediately affect the animals of this habitat?
a)
The fire increases food and shelter
b)
The fire reduces food and shelter
c)
The fire helps more food chains develop
d)
The animals in the forest would not be effected
11.
What is hibernation?
a)
When a group of animals move to another location.
b)
A special structure that animals use to get food, such as beaks or caws.
c)
A resting state that helps animals survive the winter.
d)
A color pattern that allows an animal to blend into its environment
12.
Which answer contains two freshwater habitats?
a)
Ocean and Salt Marsh
b)
Desert and Forest
c)
Rivers and Swamps
d)
Oceans and Polar Lands
13.
A habitat with big open spaces of grass and very little rain and trees is called a ___________.
a)
forest
b)
desert
c)
grasslands
d)
tundra
14.
Which plant grows in a desert and can store water in its stems?
a)
Cactus
b)
Kelp
c)
Grass
d)
Water lily
15.
Which habitat would you find squirrels, deer, and woodpeckers?
a)
Forest
b)
Wetland
c)
Ocean
d)
Desert
16.
What do you call a place where plants and animals have everything they need to live?
a)
Environment
b)
Nest
c)
Habitat
d)
Shelter
17.
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
18.
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
19.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
20.
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
21.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
habitat
d)
coloration
22.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature that helps a plant grow.
b)
A feature that helps a living thing survive.
c)
A feature that helps a living thing walk.
d)
A feature that that helps only animals survive.
23.
A habitat with with ice covered land and cold temperatures is called a ___________.
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
forest
d)
grassland
24.
What word best describes a lion who captures and eats other animals?
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
producer
d)
healthy
25.
Which habitat is very dry, has very little plant life, and is too harsh to support many animals?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Desert
d)
Polar Regions
26.
All of the following are adaptations that help animals survive in a cold environment EXCEPT ---
a)
gathering and storing food
b)
climbing a tree
c)
hibernating
d)
growing thick fur
27.
Hummingbirds feed on nectar. Nectar is a liquid found deep inside the flower of a plant. Which adaptation enables the hummingbird to obtain the nectar from deep inside a flower.
a)
rapid flight
b)
long beak
c)
colorful feathers
d)
small wings
28.
When the Virginia opossum feels threatened it will exhibit behaviors like running or growling. Sometimes it will roll over, become stiff, drool, and change its breathing to a slow and shallow pace. Possums can maintain this behavior for up to four hours. Some predators will think the opossum is dead and go away. The adaptation the opossum is using is an example of ___.
a)
an environmental adaptation
b)
a behavioral adaptation
c)
a physiological adaptation
d)
a structural adaptation
29.
Why might some plants that grow on the shady rain forest floor have large leaves?
a)
to stay safe from predators
b)
to attract different animals
c)
to survive harsh winters with heavy snowfall
d)
to take in as much sunlight as possible
30.
Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?
a)
to protect the plant from sun damage
b)
to take in as much light as possible
c)
to spread seeds to new places
d)
to reach water down below
31.
Migration and hibernation are examples of...
a)
a behavioral adaptation.
b)
a structural adaptation.
c)
a physical adaptation.
d)
a result of the sun.
32.
Adaptations for defense against a predator would include ____________.
a)
feathers
b)
paw pads
c)
claws
d)
big ears
33.
What are the two major types of adaptations?
a)
Physical and structural
b)
Physical and behavioral
c)
Learned and Inherited
d)
Heredity and Environment
34.
A penguin is white on its belly and black on its back so it harder to see underwater from above and below.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Physical Adaptation
35.
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 bull rushes
36.
Which of these describes an adaptation of a fish?
a)
gills to absorb oxygen from the water
b)
thick stem stores water
c)
large ears to stay cool
d)
spines stop predators
37.
Match the adaptation with the habitat
a)
wings, deep underwater
b)
streamlined body, living underwater
c)
deep roots, living in a pond
d)
large ears, living underwater
38.
What is the consequence for organisms that do not adapt to their environment?
a)
They move to a different environment
b)
They start eating a different food source
c)
Their friends and family help the organism to adjust
d)
They eventually die off
39.
Which of these is an example of a behavioral adaptation?
a)
a. Long neck to reach leaves
b)
a. Fur to keep warm
c)
a. Hunting in a pack to catch prey
d)
Horns to fight
40.
What is the scientific term for an animal that is eaten by another animal?
a)
predator
b)
dinner
c)
prey
d)
food
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