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WorksheetsAdaptations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Movement from one area to another
a)
extinction
b)
hibernation
c)
migration
d)
physical adaptation
2.
An inactive state during which normal body activities slow.
a)
instinct
b)
camouflage
c)
migration
d)
hibernation
3.
A body part of behavior that helps a living thing survive
a)
instinct
b)
physical adaptation
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
4.
The loss of a kind of living thing
a)
extinction
b)
hibernation
c)
migration
d)
instinct
5.
An adaptation that helps an animal hide from predators
a)
migration
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
extinction
6.
Behavior an animal is born with
a)
migration
b)
instinct
c)
physical adaptation
d)
camouflage
7.
What adaptation does a musk ox have that allows it to survive in a cold climate.
a)
claws
b)
horns
c)
round eyes
d)
fur
8.
Different species of plant-eating animals on the savanna eat plants at different heights. Why do animals adapt this way?
a)
They are picky eaters.
b)
They avoid their predators which are at the other heights.
c)
They can all share the same habitat.
d)
They migrate to the savanna during different seasons.
9.
The African elephant is on a list of endangered animals. It is a vegetarian and lives in the forests and grasslands. Based on this data, what conclusion can you draw about the possible reason for its declining population?
a)
The available forests and grasslands habitats have declined.
b)
An epidemic disease has struck the African elephant.
c)
A drought has affected the African elephants.
d)
There is an increase in the population of African elephant's predators.
10.
Some birds fly south in the winter to avoid the cold. This is an example of ...
a)
instinct and migration
b)
migration and hibernation
c)
physical adaptation and migration
d)
instinct and physical adaptation
11.
If humans kill all of a certain species of animals because they are easy to hunt and are tasty, this is an example of ...
a)
hibernation
b)
physical adaptation
c)
behavioral adaption
d)
extinction
12.
When people destroy forests to build roads and homes, the changes in the forests...
a)
cause migration
b)
cause physical adaption
c)
cause destruction of habitats
d)
cause camouflage
13.
Arctic foxes are white in the winter to blend in with the snow. What adaptation is this?
a)
behavioral adaptation
b)
camouflage
c)
migration
d)
hibernation
14.
What do hibernation and migration have in common?
a)
both are instincts
b)
both are behavioral adaptations
c)
both happen when a habitat can not meet all of the species basic needs
d)
all of the above
15.
Which of these is NOT a reason a species might become extinct?
a)
an increase in predators
b)
a change in habitat
c)
a decrease in food supply
d)
a seasonal change
16.
Horse's teeth are adapted for what activity?
a)
to tear meat
b)
to tear meat and grind plants
c)
to slurp water
d)
to grind and chew grass
17.
A lion's teeth are adapted for what activity?
a)
to grind and chew plants
b)
to tear meat
c)
to slurp water
d)
to grind plants and tear meat
18.
There are few bald eagles in the world. Bald eagles are ...
a)
extinct
b)
endangered
c)
hibernation
d)
migrating
19.
What organism is NOT extinct?
a)
Dinosaurs
b)
Saber tooth tigers
c)
Florida Panthers
d)
Woolly mammoths
20.
Which is an example of a behavioral adaptation?
a)
claws
b)
beak
c)
thumb
d)
migration
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