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Unit 2 - Survival and extinction

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this image representing?

a)

Webbed feet

b)

Humps

c)

Thick fur

d)

Large eyes

e)

Fins

2.

What is this image representing?

a)

Webbed feet

b)

Humps

c)

Thick fur

d)

Large eyes

e)

Fins

3.

What is this image representing?

a)

Webbed feet

b)

Humps

c)

Thick fur

d)

Large eyes

e)

Fins

4.

What is this image representing?

a)

Webbed feet

b)

Humps

c)

Thick fur

d)

Large eyes

e)

Fins

5.

What is this image representing?

a)

Webbed feet

b)

Humps

c)

Thick fur

d)

Large eyes

e)

Fins

6.

How could this adaptation help with survival?

a)

Swim faster

b)

Store fat

c)

Insulation

d)

See farther

e)

Have direction when swimming

7.

How could this adaptation help with survival?

a)

Swim faster

b)

Store fat

c)

Insulation

d)

See farther

e)

Have direction when swimming

8.

How could this adaptation help with survival?

a)

Swim faster

b)

Store fat

c)

Insulation

d)

See farther

e)

Have direction when swimming

9.

How could this adaptation help with survival?

a)

Swim faster

b)

Store fat

c)

Insulation

d)

See farther

e)

Have direction when swimming

10.

How could this adaptation help with survival?

a)

Swim faster

b)

Store fat

c)

Insulation

d)

See farther

e)

Have direction when swimming

11.

A _____ chases his _____.

a)

predator / prey

b)

predator / pray

c)

prey / predator

d)

pray / predator

12.

Usually animals with eyes on the front of their head:

a)

are hunters

b)

are preys

c)

are chased

d)

are foolish

13.

Usually animals with eyes on the side of their head:

a)

are hunters

b)

are preys

c)

are chasers

d)

are foolish

14.

Why do birds usually lay their eggs in spring?

a)

Because the weather is warm and easier for survival.

b)

Because the weather is cold and easier for survival.

c)

Because other predators go to hibernate.

d)

Because the predators have more food.

15.

When do birds usually lay their eggs for easier survival?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall / Autumn

d)

Winter

16.

Is changing color an adaptation?

a)

Yes, it blends with the environment and helps to be undetected.

b)

No, it blends with the environment and helps to be undetected.

c)

Yes, the color makes it more flamboyant.

d)

No, the color makes it more flamboyant.

17.

A structural adaptation is:

a)

A useful change in the body parts of an animal.

b)

A useful change in the body parts of a animal.

c)

A useless change in the body parts of an animal.

d)

A useless change in the body parts of a animal.

18.

A species will not survive if it adapts to changes.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

I don't know and I don't cheat by guessing.

19.

A species will survive if it adapts to changes.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

I don't know and I don't cheat by guessing.

20.

What is population?

a)

All the inhabitants in a particular area.

b)

How poor is an environment.

c)

How popular is an environment.

d)

How famous is an environment.

21.

Extinction is:

a)

When a specific species has no members alive.

b)

When a specific species has members alive.

c)

When a specific species has some members alive.

d)

When a specific species has all members alive.

22.

If a species cannot adapt to/move from an environment:

a)

It will go extinct.

b)

It will survive.

c)

It will reproduce.

d)

It will increase its population.

23.

What is a behavioral adaptation?

a)

Inherited or learned behaviors that help animals survive.

b)

Bad behaviors that help animals survive.

c)

I don't know and I don't cheat by guessing.

d)

Bad behaviors that help animals survive.

24.

Behavioral adaptations are sometimes called:

a)

Instincts

b)

Behavior

c)

Genes

d)

DNA

25.

All behaviors are instincts.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know and I don't cheat by guessing.

26.

Lion cubs learn to pounce by watching their parents hunt. This is an example of instinct:

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know and I don't cheat by guessing.

27.

Some animals know how to dig holes since they are born. This is an example of instinct:

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know and I don't cheat by guessing.