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Adaptations

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Breeding farm animals that produce more, better quality meat or wool!

Natural Selection

Selective Breeding

Crop plants with better and faster yields

Natural Selection

Selective Breeding

The Peacock selects a mate according to the male's tail. The largest and brightest tails mate more often

Natural Selection

Selective Breeding

Those that can adapt are much more likely to just not survive, but also thrive and reproduce.

Natural Selection

Selective Breeding

Crossbreeding involves two unrelated individuals to produce offspring with desirable characteristics from the two individual parents.

Natural Selection

Selective Breeding

Similar genetics means that the population will have the same strengths but also the same weaknesses.

Natural Selection

Selective Breeding

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

Why might some plants that grow on the shady rain forest floor have large leaves?

to stay safe from predators

to attract different animals

to survive harsh winters with heavy snowfall

to take in as much sunlight as possible

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

10.

Cactus have a thick waxy coating on their stem that keeps them from drying out- is this a behavioral adaptation or physical adaptation?

Behavioral adaptation

Physical adaptation

11.

What is it called when a plant or animal has a trait that helps it survive in a specific environment?

instinct

mimicry

camouflage

adaptation

12.

A plant is adapted to a forest with little sunlight. Identify the BEST adaptation this plant might have to ensure its survival.

extremely long root system

thick, waxy, spike covered leaves

ability to attach to and grow upwards on taller trees

shallow root system near the surface

13.

Which of the following adaptations best explains how pine trees are able to prevent water loss or damage from freezing temperatures?

Pine trees have thick bark

Pine cones produce seeds.

Pine tree roots go deep underground.

Pine needles are thin and have a wax coating.

14.

Which of the following is an example of a learned behavior in a living thing?

humans beginning to speak between 1 - 2 years old

a sunflower turning to face the sun to help it grow

bees protecting the hive and the queen bee

moths attracted to light

15.

Why would camels be a better choice for soldiers in the old west to transport supplies across a desert instead of using horses?

camels are adapted to thrive in a hot and dry environment

camels were native to the old west

camels eat less food

camels are stronger and faster than horses

16.

The things animals do to survive.

Behavioral Adaptations

Structural Adaptations

17.

Leaf insects are shaped like a leaf so predators think they are real leaves.

Behavioral Adaptation

Structural Adaptation

18.

Leaf insects sway as they walk so that they look like leaves blowing in the wind.

Behavioral Adaptation

Structural Adaptation

19.

In the aquatic biome, fish have ___ for taking in oxygen and fins for movement.

spines

blubber

gills

fur

20.

Why do birds need the adaptation of hollow bones?

to fly

to live

to reproduce

to run

21.

What is the function (job) of fish gills?

To absorb water from the water

To make the fish faster

To make the fish lighter

To absorb oxygen from the water

22.

Whales and sea lions have a layer of ___, or fat, under their skin to keep them warm.

gills

fur

blubber

beaks

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Adaptations

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

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