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Adaptations of Plants and Animals

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What habitat would an alligator's adaptation be most useful?

a)

Desert

b)

Ocean

c)

Swamp

d)

Iceberg

2.

How does a carnivorous plant get its nutrients?

a)

by drinking water

b)

by trapping and digesting insects and other small animals

c)

by going to a resturant

d)

by drinking healthy drinks and eating healthy foods

3.

What adaptation does a woodland duck have that keeps it from sinking in the water?

a)

floaties

b)

swimming lessons

c)

a boat

d)

water proof feathers

4.

What adaptation does the bald cypress have to keep them from falling over in their swampy habitat?

a)

elbows

b)

knees

c)

shoulders

d)

a cane

5.

The way that a plant or animal acts is called its

a)

water proof feathers

b)

knees

c)

behavior

d)

all of the above

6.

A _______________ helps and animal survive in its habitat.

a)

adapation

b)

behavior

c)

camofluage

d)

all of the above

7.

What is mimicry?

a)

mommy she's copying me

b)

love you

c)

when an animal looks like another animal

d)

copy cat

8.

What is the coloring and markings of an animal that helps it blend in with its surroundings?

a)

color

b)

stripes

c)

dots

d)

camouflage

9.

How are the spines on a cactus an adaptation?

a)

store water

b)

clean water

c)

attract insects

d)

store food

10.

What is an animal that lives in a water habitat called?

a)

desert animal

b)

forest animal

c)

volcanic animal

d)

aquatic animal

11.

If an animal has webbed feet and its head and other body parts are on top of its head, what habitat would it live in?

a)

desert

b)

aquatic

c)

ocean

12.

Why do birds from northern states migrate to coastal Georgia?

a)

to go to the beach

b)

to go to the movies

c)

to find food in warmer regions

d)

to go to Food Lion

13.

What adaptation does a Venus fly trap have in order to live in nutrient poor soils?

a)

adaption to water

b)

adaptation to digest insects

c)

adaptation to fish

d)

adaptation to rocks

14.

What adaptations for getting food does hawks have?

a)

talons to grab prey

b)

hooked beak to tear apart prey

c)

all of the above

15.

What does a foot do to help a mussel?

a)

help them swim in the water

b)

help them walk on land

c)

helps them attach to under water rocks

d)

helps them walk on water