WorksheetsAdaptations
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All dolphins have fins. This is an example of a
a)
Trait
b)
Feature
2.
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.
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.
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
5.
Lions, bears, and owls all hunt other animals for their food. They are examples of
a)
predators
b)
prey
6.
_____ is a physical feature or behavior that helps an animal get food, protect itself, move, or reproduce
a)
adaptation
b)
instincts
7.
The goal of every species on earth is...
a)
to survive and reproduce
b)
divide and conquer
c)
survive and conquer
d)
reproduce and die
8.
Polar bears have compact ears, a small tail, and thick fur to keep themselves warm. Are these examples of physical (structural) or behavioural adaptations?
a)
Physical
b)
Behavioural
9.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
d)
Habitat
10.
This female and male cat had kittens.
Which of the kittens below is most likely their kitten?
Which of the kittens below is most likely their kitten?
a)
Solid black kitten
b)
Black and white spotted kitten
c)
solid white kitten
d)
purple kitten
11.
An inherited trait can be changed.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Describe one trait this duck has inherited.
a)
It's beak
b)
learning how to quack
c)
learning tricks
d)
none of the above
13.
What is a trait?
a)
a distinguishing characteristic or quality
b)
Something that you inherit from your parents
c)
Something that you learn
d)
Common features that the same species share
14.
Trait
a)
inherited behaviors
b)
a characteristic a living thing gets during its lifetime
c)
a characteristic a living thing is born with
d)
a way in which a living thing responds to its environment
15.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
16.
Some eagles have a larger wing span. This is an example of a
a)
Trait
b)
Feature
17.
Some people have blue eyes. This is an example of a
a)
Trait
b)
Feature
18.
Turtles have hard shells to protect themselves from predators. This is an example of a
a)
Trait
b)
Feature
19.
Why is variation helpful to a population
a)
So if the environment changes, organisms with a specific characteristic may be better able to survive and the population wont go extinct.
b)
It's not. It is better if all organisms are exactly the same
c)
Because that way there is more food for predators
d)
Nature is prettier if there are lots of different colors of animals
20.
Cats have tails to help them balance. This is an example of
a)
Trait
b)
Feature
21.
Variation
a)
Several traits for the same feature in a population
b)
The number of predators in an ecosystem
c)
All the different populations in an ecosystem
22.
Feature
a)
The unit of heredity carried by a chromosome
b)
A living thing
c)
A structure, charcteristic, or behavior of an organism
d)
A consumer that eats both plants and animals
23.
If ALL walkingsticks are brown and lots of green bushes are planted in their environment what might happen to the population?
a)
They will become green
b)
The brown ones will be easily spotted and eaten so the population may go extinct
c)
They will decide to change colors to blend into their changed environment
24.
What adaptation do brine shrimp have?
a)
They are able to live in extremely salty water
b)
Their eggs will wait through the winter to hatch when the water is warmer
c)
Eggs hatch in warmer water where there is more food available
d)
All of the above
25.
What adaptation does a moose have?
a)
Brown color helps it blend into the woods
b)
Thick fur to keep it warm during winter
c)
Migrates long distances to find food
d)
All of the above
26.
What adaptation does a rose bush have?
a)
Thorns to keep away predators
b)
Bad smell to scare off predators
c)
Big leaves to shade helpful insects
d)
All of the above
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