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Plant and Animal Adaptations

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Poison ivy has adapted to protecting itself by producing an oil that causes itchiness and blisters

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

2.

True or False: The 3 choices that an animal has when its environment changes is to move, adapt or die.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False: Sea oats are plants that have thorns to help keep it safe from being eaten.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: Behavior is the way in which a plant or animal acts.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Two examples of birds that have talons to help them grab and hold onto their prey are hawks and eagles

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: One way that plants have adapted to protect themselves is to have poison in them that will make an animal sick if they eat it.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: A carnivorous plant gets the nutrients it needs from sunlight.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: You would expect to find a pitcher plant growing in a swamp because it has very wet soil that does not contain many nutrients.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: When a nonpoisonous snake looks just like a poisonous snake, that is called hibernation.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The adaptation of the bald cypress tree that helps it to stand up in wet soil is its ____________.

a)

elbows

b)

arms

c)

knees

d)

leaves

11.

The _________ ___________ is a plant that has adapted to live in an area where a forest fire might happen often.

a)

Venus Fly Trap

b)

Sea Oats

c)

Cactus

d)

longleaf pine

12.

Plants that live on the forest floor have big leaves to help them get more _____________.

a)

sunlight

b)

fat

c)

color

d)

cover

13.

The plant that lives in the swamp that has leaves that adapted to catch insects is _______ ____ ______.

a)

Bald Cypress Tree

b)

Venus Fly Trap

c)

Prickly Pear Cactus

d)

A reef

14.

Which of these is an animal that has a tail shaped like a paddle to help it swim through the water?

a)

American Beaver

b)

Otter

c)

Salamandar

d)

Crab

15.

A plant that has adapted to live in a dry, windy habitat, such as a desert is a _______ _______ _________.

a)

Venus Fly Trap

b)

Bald Cypress Trees

c)

Prickly Pear Cactus

d)

Hooded Pitcher Plant

16.

An animal that uses camouflage to blend in with mud, leaves, and logs is a _________________.

a)

bear

b)

great blue heron

c)

salmandar

d)

butterfly

17.

An animal that is hunted for food by another animal is called__________.

a)

predator

b)

producer

c)

prey

d)

consumer

18.

When a bird eats seeds off of the ground, which body part has adapted to help him do this?

a)

waterproof feathers

b)

long legs

c)

good eyesight

d)

a pointed beak

19.

Which of these words tells us adaptations that an aquatic animal might have?

a)

both fins and gills

b)

a curved beak

c)

gills

d)

fins

20.

What will a bear do in the winter months when its food is scarce?

a)

migrate

b)

hibernate

c)

die

d)

mimic other animals

21.

What characteristics do Birds of Prey have? Check all that apply.

a)

sharp talons

b)

sharp beak

c)

excellent eye sight

d)

webbed feet

e)

long tail