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Interactions with the Physical Environment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the 6 factors of physical environments discussed in today's video lecture?

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2.

What structural adaptation do water lilies have in order to get enough sunlight to survive?

a)

sharp spikes to defer predators

b)

thick stem to store water

c)

large leaves that float on the surface of the water

d)

waxy skin to reduce loss of water from the plant to the air

3.

What structural adaptation does an owl have to see well in conditions with little light?

a)

thin, moist skin

b)

large eyes

c)

thick layer of fat

d)

feathers

4.

What is/are the structural adaptations that penguins have to survive in the cold Antarctic regions? Check all that apply.

a)

large eyes

b)

feathers

c)

thin, moist skin

d)

thick layer of insulating fat

5.

What behavioural adapation do cold-blooded animals, such as crocodiles, have to keep warm?

a)

thin, moist skin

b)

basking/lying in the sun

c)

eating a lot

d)

swimming endlessly

6.

Select all of the structural adaptations that a cactus has to survive in the desert.

a)

waxy skin to reduce water loss

b)

large leaves to absorb sunlight

c)

sharp spines to protect from predators

d)

thick stem to store water

7.

What structural adaptation do frogs have to prevent them from drying up when they come out of the water?

a)

bright colours

b)

thin, moist skin

c)

warty skin

d)

long tongue

8.

What structural adaptation do mangroves have to get oxygen in muddy waters?

a)

large leaves

b)

thick stems

c)

bright coloured flowers

d)

special breathing roots

9.

Which plants have adapted to soils with scarce minerals by trapping and digesting small insects to get the minerals they need?

a)

Sunflower

b)

Pitcher plant

c)

Sequoia

d)

Venus flytrap

10.

Why are there different animals in marine (seawater) ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems?

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