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Adaptations Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which adaptation helps black bears best survive the cold winter.

a)

Having a large home range

b)

Being able to hibernate

c)

Eating both plants and animals

d)

Having sharp teeth and claws

2.

The Viceroy Butterfly copies the patterns of the Monarch Butterfly so that it does not get eaten. Many animals use the adaptation of ____________________ to survive?

a)

Migration

b)

Play dead

c)

Venom

d)

Mimicry

3.

Caribou and Canadian Geese go on a long-distance journey to another place as seasons change to seek food and/or warmer climates. This is called ________________

a)

Mimicry

b)

Migration

c)

Hibernation

d)

Camouflage

4.
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 
5.
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
6.
Cactus have a thick, hard surface (cuticle) that prevent ______________ from evaporating.
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
Sugar
d)
light
7.
Anteaters have a long thin snout and even longer tongue. What is this adaptation most likely for?
a)
To reach through small tunnels in the ground where it can find insects.
b)
To reach for fruits in trees
c)
To fight off predators 
d)
'to lick himself after eating 
8.
Structures or behaviors that help an
organism survive in its surroundings
a)
adaptations
b)
inherited traits
c)
learned behaviors
d)
structural behaviors
9.
Something that an organism does or the
way that an organism behaves or reacts
a)
traits
b)
structures
c)
behavior
d)
functions
10.
what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?
a)
different species on different islands
b)
all species on one of the islands
c)
identical species on all the islands
d)
the same species as North America
11.
The term that best describes  "the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring".
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
12.
Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees and were eaten
b)
Light moths were killed by soot
c)
The birds that ate the dark moths were killed by soot
d)
Dark moths were produced by industrial processes
13.
All of these finches have different shaped beaks, they are an adaptation to gain access of 
a)
Water
b)
Food
c)
Shelter
14.

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

15.

Which of these id not an adaptation that helps plants live on land?

a)

Leaf with a waxy outer layer

b)

Ridgid cell walls that support the plant's body

c)

Tube-like structures that move water throughout the plant

d)

Ability to reproduce in a watery environment.

16.

Which of the following statements about why genetic variations of a trait can increase an individuals' chance for survival in their environment is not true?

a)

Variations make some individuals better adapted to their environment so they can survive

b)

Variations of traits in a population will increase some individuals' chances of reproducing

c)

Variations of traits in a population will benefit all individuals in that population

d)

The offspring of those individuals may inherit a trait which will make them better adapted to the environment

17.

Plants following the sun exhibit (show)

a)

Phototropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Hydrotropism

d)

Thigmotropism

18.
Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?
a)
flowers with bright colors
b)
sharp thorns
c)
small seeds
d)
deep roots
19.
Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?
a)
looking like a dangerous animal
b)
being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
c)
having sharp claws or a strong shel
d)
having only a few young and caring for them
20.
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
21.
Which adaptation (for the underlined animal) serves the function of defense?
a)
A walking stick looks like the twig on which it rests.
b)
A porcupine’s quills cause a predator to seek another meal.
c)
A whale filters plankton and krill from the water in which it swims.
d)
A penguin is dark on top and white below to blend in with the water.
22.
Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?
a)
A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous.
b)
A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to play dead.
c)
A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
d)
A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.
23.
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
24.
Dandelions have light furry seeds that allow them to spread easily. 
a)
True
b)
False
25.
How an animal protects itself Adaptation: Skunk and its spray
a)
Defense
b)
Hibernation
c)
Locomotion
d)
Migration

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