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Adaptations

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The space, conditions and all the living and non-living things around an organism is its _________________.
a)
home
b)
environment
c)
neighborhood
d)
ecosystem
2.
An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism is a ______________________.
a)
prey
b)
producer
c)
predator
d)
decomposer
3.
An animal that is hunted as food
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
4.
An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive
a)
niche
b)
structure
c)
characteristic
d)
adaptation
5.
Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
6.
The Bald Eagle has __________.
a)
keen eyesight
b)
sharp talons
c)
sharp beak
d)
all of the above
7.
A trait that helps a living thing survive.
a)
instinct
b)
mimicry
c)
camouflage
d)
adaptation
8.
A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 
a)
an adaptation
b)
environment
c)
response
d)
stimulus
9.
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
10.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
11.
An animal has webbed feet. Its eyes, ears, and nose are on top of its head. What can you infer about the habitat where this animal lives?
a)
The habitat is aquatic.
b)
The habitat has little or no light.
c)
The habitat is very dry.
d)
The habitat is very windy.
12.
What does the word ecosystem mean?
a)
developments in a city
b)
plants resembling a tree
c)
people who are closely related
d)
living and nonliving things and their environment
13.

Over time, animals developed special ways to adapt to their unique place in the environment so that they have a better chance of surviving.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Many prairie animals have front legs and paws that allow them to burrow into the ground, where they are protected from ______________.

a)

consumers

b)

predators

c)

ecosystems

d)

producers

15.

some birds have webbed feet,

which makes it easier for them to ____________.

a)

Fly

b)

Walk

c)

Swim

d)

Eat

16.

An animal is able to survive in its environment because of it''s _________.

a)

niche

b)

environment

c)

ecosystem

d)

adaptations