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Animal Adaptations Week 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following means an inherited trait that becomes more common by helping individuals who have it to survive and reproduce?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Change

c)

Beneficial

d)

Environment

2.

Which of the following means to become different?

a)

adaptation

b)

change

c)

beneficial

d)

environment

3.

Which of the following means to produce or promote a favorable result?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Change

c)

Beneficial

d)

Environment

4.

Which of the following means the space and living and nonliving things surrounding an organism?

a)

Adaptations

b)

Change

c)

Beneficial

d)

Environment

5.
Why Do aniamals Adapt?
a)
To make their life better
b)
To Survive in their envorment.
c)
To make people happy
d)
ALL of the above
6.

A fire destroys all of the trees and plants in the forest. How might this affect the birds in the area?

a)

The birds will plant seeds and grow new trees.

b)

The birds will have more food to eat.

c)

The birds will plant seeds and grow new trees.

d)

The birds will have no place to build their homes.

7.

A healthy environment, with no sudden changes will help

organisms to −

a)

die out.

b)

perish.

c)

move to new locations.

d)

thrive.

8.
Living organisms, including humans can change their environment.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

When a change occurs in an environment, organisms will

a)

only adapt

b)

adapt, migrate, or die

c)

migrate or die

10.

How do things like drought and heat affect fish?

a)

It has no effect

b)

it heats up the water, which kills the fish

c)

The warm water helps the fish swim better

d)

It melts more snow, so the water is cooler

11.

What is a trait?

a)

A physical feature of an organism

b)

A behavioral feature of an organism

c)

an internal or external characteristic or feature of an organgism

d)

How an animal acts

12.

How did a forest fire affect the mice in our game?

a)

They had no place to hide

b)

They drowned in the water

c)

The fire confused them

d)

It had no affect

13.

How did a flood affect the mice in our game?

a)

The mice had no place to hide

b)

The mice drowned in the water

c)

The water confused them

d)

It had no affect on them

14.

How did the highway in the forest affect the mice in our game?

a)

The mice had no place to hide

b)

The mice drowned in the water

c)

The lights from the cars confused them

d)

It had no affect

15.

Camouflage is an example of what?

a)

A trait

b)

An adaptation

c)

Change

d)

Learned behavior