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Adaptions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Date

True or False: The surroundings or conditions in which a plant or animal lives or operates is called environment.

False

True

What is an adaptation?

A feature that helps only a plant grow.

A feature that helps a living thing survive.

A feature that helps a living thing walk.

A feature that that helps only animals survive.

Behavioral adaptations are:

Body parts that help a living thing survive in its environment

Behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment

Physical adaptations are:

Body parts that help a living thing survive in its environment

Behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment

An adaption that some plants have for

surviving dry conditions is -

growing tall and producing many large

leaves

changing colours of leaves in autumn

producing wax on stems and leaves

Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?

to protect the plant from sun damage

to take in as much light as possible

to spread seeds to new places

to reach water down below

Why might some plants have thorns?

to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant

to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants

to take in nutrients from the air

to provide shade for the plant

Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

Desert

Tropical forest

Grassland

What happens to the heat of the day in the desert once the sun goes down at night?

The heat stays and keeps the desert warm.

The heat escapes because there are no clouds to keep the heat in.

The temperature in the desert stays the same after the sun goes down.

The desert gets warmer at night than it does during the day.

10.

Some plants have small leaves that help them do which of these?

grow tall

save water

make seeds
make seeds

fall off in winter

11.

The roots of cacti are usually shallow and spread out widely. How does this adaptation help the plants?

The roots can take in more sunlight to grow faster.

The roots can get up to the surface faster to get air.

The roots can collect water quickly when it rains.

The roots can spread pollen faster and reproduce.

12.

Which adaptation do plants in the desert not have?

spines

bark

thorns

waxy stems

13.

What word means to change physical features or behaviors of a species in response to changes in the environment?

Adapt

naturalist

Organism

Species

14.

Cactus and other plants with thorns do this to ______________________

defend against predators eating them

defend against drought by storing water

defend against large animals stepping on them

defend against wind and rain

15.

Cactus have a thick waxy coating on their stem that keeps them from drying out- is this a behavioral adaptation or physical adaptation?

Behavioral adaptation

Physical adaptation

16.

How do adaptations help animals?

To escape animals

to hunt for food

to survive in their habitats

All of these are correct

17.

Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

mimicry

camouflage

hibernation

migration

18.

What is the definition of camouflage?

body coverings that blend in with the environment

everything that surrounds a living thing.

a feature or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment.

the place where a living thing makes its home.

19.

Which adaptation helps the bilby survive?

Large ears to help it hear predators.

Brown fur to help it camouflage

A long nose to dig for ants

Thick scales for protection

20.

Why do echidnas curl into balls?

to protect themselves from predators

to hatch their puggles

to keep their puggles warm

to capture ants and termites

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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

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