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Competition and adaptation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What resource do plants compete for from the soil?

a)

sunlight

b)

mineral ions

c)

space

2.

What is a habitat?

a)

The conditions that surround an organism

b)

A place where wild animals can be observed secretly

c)

The place where an organism lives

d)

The place where an organism works

3.

Which of the following is a situation that could lead to the extinction of a species?

a)

Increased shelter

b)

Increased food supply

c)

Increased competition

d)

Increased water supply

4.

Which of these is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

a)

The long neck of a giraffe

b)

Penguins huddling together for warmth

c)

A camel's hump used to store fat

d)

A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

5.

Which of these is an example of a physical adaptation?

a)

A turtle hiding inside its shell

b)

The spikes on a porcupine fish

c)

A rabbit burrowing underground

d)

A viper biting when threatened

6.

Which of these is an example of an adaptation that helps an animal hide from it's predators?

a)

Migration

b)

Camouflage

c)

Hibernation

d)

Extinction

7.
Cactus have a thick waxy coating on their stem that keeps them from drying out- is this a behavioral adaptation or physical adaptation?
a)
Behavioral adaptation
b)
Physical adaptation 
8.
The Tickle Me Plant folds its leaves in when touched - is this a behavioral adaptation or physical adaptation?
a)
Behavioral adaptation
b)
Physical adaptation
9.
Which adaptation might help protect a plant from being eaten?
a)
A flower that looks like a bee
b)
A thorny stem
c)
A waxy coating
d)
Substance that attracts insects 
10.
When an animal or plant uses the appearance of another living thing as a means of protection or camouflage, this is called:
a)
Natural selection
b)
Mockery 
c)
Behavioral adaptation
d)
Mimicry
11.

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

a)

To look different from other species.

b)

To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

c)

To protect itself against predators.

d)

To protect itself against prey.

12.

What adaptation is represented by the image?

a)

Dormancy

b)

Camouflage

c)

Hibernation

d)

Seed Dispersal

13.

This is the organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

a)

Variation

b)

Mutation

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Gradualism

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 is NOT a resource that plants compete for?

a)

food

b)

space

c)

water

d)

light

16.

Which of these is NOT a resource that animals compete for?

a)

food

b)

space

c)

water

d)

mate

17.
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.
18.
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
a)
Desert
b)
Temperate forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Tropical Rainfroest
19.
An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive
a)
niche
b)
structure
c)
characteristic
d)
adaptation
20.
True or false: Animals can choose their adaptations
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Movement from one place to another at a certain time of year or certain time in the life cycle is called:
a)
Hibernation
b)
Migration
c)
Competition
d)
Mutation
22.
Why do birds need the adaptation of hollow bones?
a)
to fly
b)
to live
c)
to reproduce
d)
to run
23.

Adaptation that refers to how an organism behaves and how interacts with other.

a)

adaptations

b)

mimicry

c)

behavioral

d)

camouflage

24.

Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Tropical Rainfroest

25.

Skunk releases and sprays odor at predator

a)

Structural

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

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