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Chapter 3- Adaptations

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both breathing rate and body temperature change during

a)

adaptation

b)

hibernation

c)

extinction

d)

migration

2.

The development of a thick beak for grinding seeds is an

a)

basic need

b)

learned behavior

c)

adaptation

d)

migration

3.

Behaviors that you begin life with

a)

instincts

b)

adaptations

c)

learned behaviors

d)

migration

4.

Air and water are

a)

adaptations

b)

extinction

c)

fossils

d)

basic needs

5.

When all the members of a species have died out completely, the result is

a)

adaptation

b)

extinction

c)

migration

d)

hibernation

6.

Speaking is a

a)

instinct

b)

adaptation

c)

learned behavior

d)

basic need

7.

When you see a flock of geese fly south in the fall, you are watching a

a)

migration

b)

hibernation

c)

learned behavior

d)

basic need

8.

An imprint of an ancient fern in rock is a type of

a)

basic need

b)

instinct

c)

extinction

d)

fossil

9.

Why does a whale surface?

a)

for fun

b)

for air

c)

for food

d)

to see

10.

Which detail relates to learned behavior?

a)

you yawn

b)

a kitten watches its mother hunt

c)

a mother feeds her baby

d)

a fish swims in a pond

11.

When looking at a bar graph, how do we know which animal would have the shortest migration?

a)

the shortest line

b)

the shortest bar

c)

the tallest bar

d)

the longest bar

12.

Which statement compares the camels of long ago with camels of today?

a)

camels that live in Africa have hooves

b)

skeletons of camels of long ago are similar to those of camels today

c)

ancient camels ate grass

d)

the bones of ancient camels are fossils

13.

What would a long skinny beak on a bird be good for?

a)

eating fruit

b)

grinding seeds

c)

spearing fish

d)

eating leaves

14.

Why don't you see any ground squirrels in winter?

a)

They are migrating

b)

They are hibernating

c)

They are hiding

d)

They don't like the cold

15.

What can you learn by studying fossils of an organism?

a)

how long it lived

b)

how it compares with modern-day organisms

c)

its color

d)

how well-adapted it was

16.

What will probably happen to a tiger that isn't raised with other tigers?

a)

it will lose its instincts

b)

it will live longer

c)

it will never learn to hunt

d)

it will become friendly

17.

What basic need do plants meet by themselves, if they have sunlight?

a)

food

b)

air

c)

water

d)

shelter

18.

Which is an example of a learned behavior?

a)

Breathing

b)

Reading

c)

Eating

d)

Sleeping

19.

Which organism has fossils that show it has changed little over time?

a)

corn

b)

dinosaur

c)

turtle

d)

camel

20.

A squirrel goes into hibernation. Which is most likely to happen?

a)

Stops breathing

b)

Body temp goes down

c)

Body temp goes up

d)

Sleeps all summer

21.

Which organism is NOT extinct?

a)

auk

b)

saber tooth

c)

dinosaur

d)

hedgehog

22.

Goat's teeth are adapted for which activity?

a)

Eating meat

b)

Chewing grasses

c)

Eating both meat and plants

d)

Cracking open seeds

23.

New trees begin to grow where an old tree has fallen and rots. What is this an example of?

a)

life cycle

b)

pollution

c)

dead tree growing again

d)

people planting trees