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WorksheetsPlants & Animals
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 4hrs 35mins
Adaptations are:
Body parts that help an organism survive in their environment
Behaviors that help an organism survive in their environment
Body parts and behaviors that help an organism survive in their environment
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
Which adaptation might help protect a plant from being eaten?
A flower that looks like a bee
A thorny stem
A waxy coating
Substance that attracts insects
Movement from one place to another at a certain time of year or certain time in the life cycle is called:
Hibernation
Migration
Competition
Mutation
Deep sleep to survive low temperatures and lack of food is called:
Hibernation
Migration
Competition
Mutation
Which adaptation is an example of a behavioral adaptation?
A turtle having a hard shell to protect it
A duck having webbed feet to help it swim
A puffer fish puffing up to scare predators
A frog having bright colors to warm predators
Rivers are home to many kinds of birds. Which foot is most likely the adaptation of a bird that swims in water to find food?
One fish that lives deep in the ocean is the deep-sea anglerfish, pictured above. It has an adaptation called a photophore which glows in the dark. What is the most likely use for the photophore?
to attract smaller fish for food
to help the anglerfish see where it is going
to touch rocks where the anglerfish lives
to fight with other anglerfish
Ashton drew the picture above of a silver Javan gibbon in a tropical forest tree. What adaptation helps this gibbon survive in the ecosystem in which it lives?
It has thick fur that keeps it warm during the very cold winters of the tropical forest.
It has long arms with grasping fingers that allow it to hang and swing from branches.
It has white fur and a dark face that allow it to blend into the background of the leafy treetops.
It has white fur and a dark face that allow it to blend into the background during a snowy winter.
Arabian camels have a single hump on their back that stores fat. The rest of the camel's body has no fat. Which claim tells how this helps the camel survive in the desert?
It helps them stay cooler.
It helps them blend in with their surroundings.
It helps them carry other animals on their backs.
It shades them from the sun during the hottest part of the day.
During the winter, the arctic fox has white fur. During the summer months, its fur is brown. What reasoning explains how this adaptation helps the arctic fox survive in its environment?
It helps it attract different mates during different seasons.
It helps it tell its family members apart from those of others.
It helps it blend in with its surroundings even as they change.
It keeps it warm during the summer and cool during the winter.
A scientist sees a bird while walking outside. She notices the bird has a sharp beak. What can the scientist infer about this bird?
The bird is a male bird
The bird travels long distances
The bird preys on animals for its food
The bird is very pretty
How are teeth, camouflage and mimicry the same?
They are all behaviors.
They are used by all insects.
They each can help an animal survive.
They are used ONLY by predators
Choose 3 examples of how animals behave to help them survive in their habitat.
Camouflage with their surroundings
Hissing to scare away a predator
Gathering and storing food
Sneaking up on prey without making noise
Using mimicry to look like another animal.
Choose 3 physical adaptation examples listed below
Birds fly south for the winter
A bird has a sharp beak
A bear hibernates in the winter
A fish has scales on its body
A tiger camouflages himself in tall grass
What is the purpose of the roots, select two.
Anchor the plant to the ground
Help bees pollinate other flowers
Suck up nutrients from the soil
Protect against predators
What is the purpose of the flower and pedal?
To help anchor the plant.
To help pollinate other flowers and spread the seed.
To protect against predators
To distribute nutrients to the plant.
The purpose of the stem is to what?
Pollinate other flowers.
Act as a highway to help distribute nutrients and food.
Anchor the plant to the ground
Taking light from the sun and turning it into energy is called what?
photography
cycle of matter
photosynthesis
posturing
A thorn or poison would act as a what for a flower.
A protection against predators
A pretty feature
A way to pollinate other flowers
A highway for other nutrients to pass through
What is the purpose of root hairs?
To grow leaves
To grow more seeds
To absorb water an mineral from the soil
What are the three main parts of a plant?
roots, stem, flower
stem, flower, flower bud
roots, stem, leaves
roots, leaves, flowers
Select all that are raw materials for Photosynthesis.
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Sunlight (Light Energy)
Glucose (Sugar/food)
Plants need ________ to conduct photosynthesis
Oxygen
Soil
Carbon dioxide
Sugar
Exit: Carbon dioxide
Exit: Glucose
Exit: Oxygen
Exit: Water vapor
