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adaptations of plants

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class

Date

Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?

to protect the plant from sun damage

to take in as much light as possible

to spread seeds to new places

to reach water down below

Why might some plants have thorns?

to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant

to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants

to take in nutrients from the air

to provide shade for the plant

What happens FIRST?

The squirrel buries the acorn.

An acorn falls from an oak tree.

A squirrel finds the acorn on the ground.

An oak tree begins to grow in a new place.

The rose of Jericho grows in dry areas. It curls up and laws DORMANT until there is enough water. What does DORMANT mean?

flowering

not active

dead

dried

Mistletoe is a PARASITIC plant that steals nutrients from other plants. What is a PARASITE?

a living thing that lives on another living thing and takes from it

a habitat that is hot and dry and receives very little rainfall a year

a way to grow or change to adapt to an environment

a part of the plant that takes in nutrients from the soil

What is one possible reason for seeds to have hooks of barbs?

to stay warm during the winter

to protect themselves from sunlight

to get attached to passing animals and get carried away

to stick to animals and steal nutrients from them

Plants adapt to their habitat in order to...

be beautiful

get water

get CO₂ and nutrients

protect themselves

What explains why certain plants are found in one area and not in another?

adaptation

pollination

What are savannas?

10.

The Amazon Rainforest is the world’s largest rainforest.

True

False

11.

The ability of a plant to live in hot, dry or cold areas is called adaptation.

True

False

12.

Migration and hibernation are examples of animal adaptations.

False

True

13.

The ostrich having many feathers and a koala having sharp claws are both examples of which of the following?

physical adaptations

behavioral adaptations

14.

Scales, claws, and wings are all examples of:

Migration

Behavioral Adaptations

Physical Adaptations

Camouflage

15.

A deep winter sleep in which the body's activities slow down for a long period of time is called:

Migration

Hibernation

Mimicry

Defense Mechanisms

16.

Trees that are evergreen, have needle-like leaves, and have branches that droop downward would be classified as:

Desert Plant

Prairie Plant

Rainforest Plant

Taiga Plant

17.

The scientific study of plants is called:

Chemistry

Botany

Physics

Astronomy

18.

A plant with drip tips and waxy coatings on its leaves, prop and stilt roots in the shallow soil, and may grow on other plants to reach the sunlight would be classified as a:

Desert Plant

Prairie Plant

Rainforest Plant

Taiga Plant

19.

A plant that readily re-sprouts after wildfires, has narrow leaves that bend in the wind, and are usually wind-pollinated would be classified as:

Desert Plant

Prairie Plant

Rainforest Plant

Taiga Plant

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adaptations of plants

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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