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WorksheetsDesert Adaptation Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 20mins
Plants and animals can adapt to their environment in their lifetime and pass this adaptation to their offspring (young). E.g. An animal in the artic can grow thicker fur during its lifetime, to keep it warmer and pass this to its offspring.
True
False
If the environment changes, animals can choose their new adaptations, to suit their new environment. E.g. If the environment darkens due to thick pollution, a light-coloured species of moth is able to change its colouring, from light to dark, so that it is less likely to be seen by its predators.
True
False
It is easy for an animal to change its environment. E.g. To move to a new habitat when food or water becomes scarce.
True
False
Which adaptations help plants conserve water?
Long, wide root system
Wide, large leaves
Small, thin leaves
Spines
Which adaptation would best assist some desert animals stay cool?
Short, thick fur
Long ears
Short ears
Long Tail
Camouflage is an adaptation that could protect an animal from its predators (animals that eat it).
True
False
When the sun sets in the desert, desert temperature…..
Stays the same
Cools slightly
Warms up slightly
Cools significantly
It is not possible for deserts to have heavy rain that causes flooding.
True
False
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are best suited for life in which environment?
Tropical rainforest
Grasslands (Savanna)
Woods and Forests
Desert
What does nocturnal mean?
Having a long, pointy nose to enhance the animal’s sense of smell.
Being active at night.
Being active during the day.
Having large eyes to enable the animal to see better.
Which adaptations help plants store water?
Thick stems and waxy skin.
Long, thick roots.
Large leaves.
Shallow, wide roots.
Which of the following is not an adaptation of Greater Bilby (sometimes known as Australia’s Easter bunny) to the desert environment?
Having strong forelimbs with long claws to allow it to dig deep burrows.
Looking for food at night.
Being able to obtain enough moisture from their food therefore reducing their reliance on water.
Having very small ears so that they can quickly hide in their burrows if enemies approach.
Having long sticky tongues to help them lick up seeds, together with sand which does not harm them.
Which of the following is an example of a behavioural adaptation?
The perentie's (goanna's) long claws help it climb trees and dig large burrows.
Camel has a hump on its back, full of fat, that serves as a food store.
Bearded Dragon has a flap of skin below their jaws that is used to scare off predators.
Spinifex Hopping Mouse avoids the heat of the day by burrowing deeply underground.
Which of the following statements is correct?
Animals adapt to their environment during their lifetime and pass this adaptation to their offspring.
Adaptations evolve over a long periods of time, as animals that have variations that are better suited to the environment are more likely to survive and pass these traits to their offspring.
As different species of animals have adaptations that are well suited to their environment there is no variation in their features within the species. E.g. All camels have the same characteristics that make it well suited to the desert and no one camel could have a different feature.
If the environment changes an animal is able to leave that environment and live successfully in another habitat.
