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WorksheetsUnit 3 Surviving in a Changing Environment
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins
What is an adaptation?
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
The food that an animal eats.
How energy moves in a food web.
How animals evolve throughout time.
How do adaptations help animals?
to hide from predators
to hunt for food
to survive in their habitats
All of these are correct
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
Environment
Copying
Camouflage
Habitat
What is the scientific term for an animal that is eaten by another animal?
predator
dinner
prey
junk food
The environment in which an animal lives is called its...
habitat
adaptation
dog house
animal apartment
A giraffe's long neck - used to reach leaves high in trees - is an example of a
instinct
learned behavior
behavioral adaptation
physical or structural adaptation
Lions, bears, and owls all hunt other animals for their food. They are examples of
predators
prey
What are the 4 things that living things need to survive?
air, food, protection, love
food, water, space, air
love, protection, air, space
protection, water, meat, plants
What is camouflage?
Colors or markings to make it look like something else
A chemical that is used to defend itself
A hard shell or covvering
Body patterns or coloring that make it hard to see
_____ is a physical feature or behavior that helps an animal get food, protect itself, move, or reproduce
adaptation
instincts
A polar bear has thick fur to keep it warm so it can survive the cold. This is called ___________________.
adaptation
camoflage
mimicry
Birds from the north migrate to the South to _______________.
Sleep through the cold winter months
Find food in warmer regions during the winter
Sleep through the hot summer months
Go on vacation
A harmless fly looks just like a wasp. What adaptation does the harmless fly have?
Hibernation
Waterproof Skin
Camouflage
Mimicry
A chameleon turns green to blend in with the green leaves of a tree it is walking on. This is an example of ________________.
Hibernation
Migration
Prey
Camouflage
The space, conditions and all the living and non-living things around an organism is its _________________.
home
environment
neighborhood
apartment
Over time all animals (and plants) develop adaptations that help them ____________________.
develop new adaptations
thrive and survive
entertain themselves
change their behaviors
The praying mantis looks very much like a blade of grass. What is it called when animals look like other animals or plants?
copying
mimicry
locomotion
hibernation
Some members of a group may have _______________ that are slightly better than other traits that help them survive.
options
friends
traits
offspring
A group of organisms that are similar to one another and can combine to produce more of their kind.
species
mate
characteristics
individual
the living thing made when plants or animals reproduce
species
offspring
predator
What is an inherited trait?
A trait handed down to you by your family.
A trait you developed because of the environment.
A trait handed to you from your friends.
A trait you developed as an adult.
Why do peppered moths tend to be the same color as the trees on which they live?
The coloring goes along with tasting like the tree.
It keeps the moth the same temperature as the tree.
It makes the moths faster than the birds
It makes the moths harder to see.
When every organism of a species has died.
Evolution
Natural Selection
Extinction
Artificial Selection
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
Evolution
Natural Selection
Extinction
Artifical Selection
All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):
ecosystem
house
community
mountain
Another word for a living thing is a:
animal
organism
plant
community
Habitats provide all of the following, EXCEPT...
Food
Fun
Water
Shelter
Air
If organisms cannot adapt to changes, sometimes the enitre group dies out. This is called _______?
decompostion
extinction
adaptation
migration
A species living together in one area is called a:
species
community
ecosystem
population
A trace, or remains, of something that lived long ago is....
A Fossil
A Habitat
A Tree
A Rock
According to the graph, snake sighting are ___ in the Florida Everglades swamp.
increasing
decreasing
staying the same
When an animal or plants environment changes, the animal or plant can ...
adapt, move or die.
have fun, sleep or eat.
hibernate, exercise or hide.
nap, explore or clean.
