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Adaptation and Survival- The Wild Robot

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adaptations are:

a)

special features that allow a plant or animal to live in a particular place or habitat.

b)

processes of making food in a plant.

c)

types of soil and minerals in the ground.

d)

mutations needed to join the X-men, like Wolverine.

2.

Can you see a cactus living in the Arctic?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

Something that can be observed about an organism, such as color and size.

a)

predator

b)

trait

c)

variation

d)

environment

4.

To _________ is to stay alive.

a)

design

b)

prey

c)

survive

d)

infer

5.

An animal that eats other animals

a)

predator

b)

prey

c)

offspring

d)

adaptive

6.

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

7.

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

8.

An animal that is hunted as food

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

decomposer

d)

producer

9.
The polar bear's white fur allows it to hide in the cold arctic. This adaptation is called________________.
a)
White on white
b)
Camouflage
c)
Color matching
d)
behavioral adaptation 
10.
Polar bears have an adaptation that allows them to swim. What is most likely this adaptation?
a)
White coat
b)
Fat belly
c)
Small eyes
d)
Webbed Feet
11.
Most desert plants have spines. How does this adaptation help them survive in a harsh environment?
a)
The spines capture water
b)
The spines make it colder
c)
The spines will make it rain
d)
The spines will protect the plant from animals that want to eat it
12.
_________ is when animals move from one place to another due to seasonal change, following a food or water source, or to find a mate and give birth.
a)
body covering
b)
omnivore
c)
migration
d)
herbivore
13.
A meat eater.
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
hungry
14.
An animal who only enjoys fruits and vegetables in its diet.
a)
carnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
prey
d)
migration
15.
"But I live here," said Roz.  "That is incorrect.  ROZZUM unit 7134, any further resistance will be proof of defectiveness, and we will deactivate you."  Deactivate likely means....
a)
form
b)
take apart
c)
educate
d)
turn off
16.
We kept to ourselves, eating and resting and remembering the geese we'd lost.  But after a few weeks, we began to mingle with the other flocks.  We met geese from all over the world, and they told us about their homes.  The word mingle most likely means....
a)
to talk to and do things with
b)
a place where roads meet
c)
a long narrow mark
d)
seperate
17.
There was a festive feeling around the Nest that day.  Animals were coming and going and chatting and laughing.  The phrase festive feeling most likely means....
a)
party time
b)
work schedule
c)
cheerful mood
d)
job plan
18.
You are very well camouflaged.  The stick insect's body was long and thin.He had the same shape and colors and markings as a real twig.  The word camouflaged most likely means....
a)
dependable
b)
hidden
c)
thoughtless
d)
small
19.

How is The Nest like an actual nest?

a)

It is safe and cozy.

b)

It is made of straw.

c)

It is in a tree.

20.

What did the animals decide is Roz's main purpose?

a)

building

b)

parenting

c)

helping others

d)

gardening

21.
The ocean liner sank because of a: 
a)
Snow storm 
b)
Hurricane
c)
Leak 
d)
Lightning bolt 
22.
The robot's official name is: 
a)
Roz
b)
ROZZUM unit 7134
c)
Mr. Romero rocks! 
d)
Rose
23.
___________ accidentally activated Roz. 
a)
The Crab
b)
The Seagulls
c)
The Sea Otters
d)
An elephant 
24.

How did Roz change her behavior?

a)

She watched and listened and learned.

b)

She didn't change.

c)

Her foot got ripped off.

d)

She got dirty.

25.

What is the setting of this story?

a)

a big city

b)

in space

c)

on the ocean

d)

on an island

26.

Which word could NOT be used to describe Roz?

a)

caring

b)

persistent

c)

flexible

d)

uncaring

27.

Why was Brightbill leading the flock on their return trip?

a)

Longneck quit.

b)

Longneck was sick.

c)

Longneck was killed.

d)

Longneck went with another flock.

28.

How did the animals change their thinking about Roz?

a)

They thought she was a monster at first but now she is their friend.

b)

They liked her at first but now they want her to leave.

c)

She scared them a lot at first, now she scares them a little.

d)

She was their friend until she killed Brightbill's family.

29.

What is the name of the squirrel?

a)

Brightbill

b)

Chitchat

c)

Nettle

d)

Thorn

30.

Why did Roz leave the island?

a)

she needed human company

b)

she needed repairs

c)

her programming was reset

d)

The airship was going to explode

31.

What was the Dawn Truce?

a)

A game that the animals liked to play

b)

A time of day when the animals talked and didn't hunt

c)

A time in the night when animals went to sleep

32.

What piece of evidence best supports this statement: "Roz is capable of feeling like a human can feel."

a)

"Her brain only knew so much."

b)

"Roz thought things were going really well. But she didn't know what to say next."

c)

"Roz felt something like amusement...and she felt something like happiness."

d)

"Once fully activated, I will be able to move and communicate and learn."

33.

Why did Roz hibernate for part of the winter?

a)

Robots need to hibernate.

b)

With the forest quiet, Roz sat quiet in the nest to hibernate.

c)

Brightbill told her to hibernate.

d)

Roz was awake for the winter.

34.

What adaptation helped Roz hide from RECO 1?

a)

ability to speak animal language

b)

ability to camouflage

c)

ability to shut down

d)

ability to detach her arms and legs

35.

How do groups help some animals survive?

a)

Being in a group means they can have friends.

b)

The parents can take care of the babies.

c)

The animals can combine their skills to help them find food, keep warm, or defend themselves.

d)

Animals do not benefit from being in groups.

36.

How do we use selection to help choose specific traits?

a)

We find the living thing with the trait we like best and have it reproduce. This continues until we have a new set of babies with those specific traits.

b)

We cannot control selection.

c)

We watch the offspring that comes from two parents and pick our favorite. We hope that it looks just like its parent.

d)

We use it to create a whole new species.

37.

Where did all dogs originally come from?

a)

dogs?

b)

wolves

c)

bearcats

d)

hyenas

38.

Babies ____________ most of their traits from their parents.

a)

Selection

b)

Variety

c)

Inherit

d)

Lose

39.

The process of __________________ is used by plant growers to make bigger, better varieties of plants for us to enjoy.

a)

Traits

b)

Selection

c)

Variety

d)

Size

e)

Inherit

40.

How can we tell if two plants originally came from the same species? Check all of the correct answers.

a)

Its leaves are similar.

b)

Its flowers are similar.

c)

They are both big.

d)

Its seeds are similar.

41.

What is mortality?

a)

How many babies a creature may have

b)

The rate that a group will die

c)

How somebody feels about you

d)

Does not work anymore

42.

What is leaf litter?

a)

When somebody tosses paper out of their window

b)

Litter glued to the back of leaves

c)

All the leaves on the ground

d)

A type of mammal

43.

What does it mean to reproduce?

a)

To count all of the babies in an area

b)

To die

c)

To make

d)

To have offspring (babies)

44.

What does it mean to be inoperative?

a)

To not work anymore

b)

To call someone

c)

To move around

d)

To walk slowly

45.

What is a marsupial?

a)

An animal that pretends to die

b)

A mammal with a pouch on its belly

c)

An animal that is stinky

d)

A mammal that burrows