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Adaptations

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Structures or behaviors that help an
organism survive in its surroundings
a)
adaptations
b)
inherited traits
c)
learned behaviors
d)
structural behaviors
5.
Occurring in the night
a)
logical
b)
structural
c)
function
d)
nocturnal
6.
Which is NOT a feature of an eagle?
a)
strong claws
b)
good eyesight
c)
sharp beak
d)
webbed feet
7.
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
8.
This word means to move from one place to another and back again.
a)
migrate
b)
hibernate
9.
Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?
a)
to protect the plant from sun damage
b)
to take in as much light as possible
c)
to spread seeds to new places
d)
to reach water down below
10.
Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
11.

Name the habitat.

a)

jungle

b)

desert

c)

polar region

d)

mountains

12.
A place where an organism gets everything it needs to survive.
a)
habitat
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
population
13.
Which of the following is a biotic factor?
a)
soil
b)
water
c)
animals
d)
air
14.
Which of the following is an abiotic factor?
a)
soil
b)
plants
c)
animals
d)
insects
15.
The process where plants use water and carbon dioxide to provide food for themselves (and also let go oxygen) is called:
a)
respiration
b)
predation
c)
photosynthesis
d)
chemosynthesis
16.
All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):
a)
ecosystem
b)
house
c)
community
d)
mountain
17.

Which is the coldest habitat?

a)

Desert

b)

Arctic / Polar

c)

Ocean

d)

Grasslands

18.

Which habitat is the picture showing?

a)

Desert

b)

Rainforest

c)

Grasslands

d)

Freshwater

19.

Which habitat has the most diverse types of plants and animals?

a)

Desert

b)

Grasslands

c)

Arctic

d)

Rainforest

20.
A species living together in one area is called a:
a)
species
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
population
21.

The food, water, shelter, and other things and organism needs to live, grow and reproduce.

a)

limiting factor

b)

resources

c)

ecosystem

d)

habitat

22.

An environmental factor that causes a population to stop growing or to decrease in size.

a)

abiotic factor

b)

biotic factor

c)

limiting factor

d)

resources