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WorksheetsAdaptation
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is an adaptation?
An inherited trait or behavior that DECREASES an organisms chance of living
An inherited trait or behavior that INCREASES an organisms life span long enough to reproduce
A trait that is NOT able to be inherited but INCREASES an organisms change of living
A trait that changes overtime with the environment
What is an example of an inherited trait?
hair color
broken bone
big muscles
scar
What is one adaptation the Adelie penguin has?
All white bodies to blend in with snow
Compact shape to prevent heat loss
Wings good for flight from ice chunk to ice chunk
FAST heart rate during deep dives
What adaptation allows Adelie penguins to drink sea water?
Swimming in large groups
compact shape
salt glands and kidneys
decreases heart rate during deep dives
What do Adelie penguins do to take care of their babies?
Take turns incubating their eggs with their mate
Take turns guarding chicks
Take turns getting food for chicks
ALL answers are correct
Why are Adelie penguins black and white?
hide them from predators in the water
help them warm up on land
help them cool down on land
All answers are correct
How do the Wondering Albatross travel?
Swim
Fly
Jump
slide on their bellies
What is a BEHAVIORAL adaptation of Wondering Albatross?
Nesting on open ridges with lots of wind
webbed feet
large wing span
What are the two long tubes along the Wandering Albatross's bill for?
Smelling food many kilometers away
Smelling predators
Detecting penguins near by
How do adaptations arise?
The environment changing
Random mutations on DNA
changed traits because an organism wants to
What do adaptations allow organisms to do?
only reproduce
only survive
both survive and reproduce
What happens if the environment a population is adapted to changes?
The population size may shrink
The population will need to adapt to the new environment to survive
Both answers are correct
How long does it take for adaptations to develop?
Long time
Short time
As quickly as a population needs them to to live
