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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Josie likes to visit the park in her neighborhood to watch hummingbirds. Based on the beak of the hummingbird, what does it most likely eat?
Fish
Nuts
Insects
Flower Nectar
The picture shows flowers with an unusual shape. Which beak shape would best allow a bird to reach the nectar inside the flower?
Long and thin
Short and thick
Short and thin
Long and thick
Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?
Thin skin
Large eyes
Webbed feet
Long, strong legs
Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. The lilies have very long stems. The picture shows a water lily in a pond. How do long stems help water lilies live in ponds?
They absorb food for the plant.
They absorb water from the pond.
They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.
They prevent the plant from floating away.
Pelicans are birds that live in many water environments. They can live in large lakes, in marshy wetlands, and along beaches near the ocean. The picture shows a pelican. What does the pouch on its bill most likely help the pelican do?
Catch fish
Store water
Attack other animals
Balance when it walks
Rivers are home to many kinds of birds. Which foot is most likely the adaptation of a bird that swims in water to find food?
In the fall, a ground squirrel will store the energy from food as a thick layer of fat. What is most likely the reason for this adaptation?
It keeps the animal from being exposed to diseases in winter.
It keeps the animal from being eaten by predators that hunt during winter.
It helps the animal get exercise during winter when it is snowing.
It helps the animal survive a cold winter when there is very little food.
Tom sketched this picture of an epiphyte from a book about tropical forests. How is this plant adapted to the ecosystem in which it lives?
It has a trunk tall enough to reach above nearby trees and compete for sunlight.
It has long roots that reach deep enough into the dry soil to reach underground water.
It has roots that attach to trees so that it can reach sunlight that is scarce on the forest floor.
It has leaves that capture and digest insects, which it needs for nutrients missing from soil.
It is estimated that fewer than 100 Florida panthers are still living. Florida now has a protected habitat for the panther. How will the protected habitat affect the panthers?
The panthers will probably become extinct.
Panthers will no longer be adapted to living in Florida.
The Florida panther population will decrease in the near future.
The panther population may increase now that they are being conserved in a protected habitat.
The state reptile of Florida is the American alligator. Reptiles rely on the environment to maintain their body temperature. Which behavioral adaptation below allows the alligator to control its body temperature?
Alligators mate in April and May.
The alligator basks in the sunlight.
Alligators lay between 20 and 50 eggs at one time.
The alligator eats turtles, small mammals, and birds.
Plants have various adaptations for survival. Some adaptations protect plants by discouraging animals from eating the flowers. Which of these is an adaptation that protects a rose from animals?
Tall stems
Sharp thorns
Large leaves
Soft flower petals
Physical characteristics that help an organism survive are called:
Habitats
Extinction.
Adaptations.
Learned behaviors.
The apple snail lives in ponds, lakes, and rivers. The apple snail is the largest snail found in the freshwaters of North America. The illustration shows an apple snail. How is the structure labeled X an adaptation for the apple snail?
The apple snail uses this structure to find food.
The apple snail uses this structure to reproduce.
The apple snail uses this structure to digest its prey.
The apple snail uses this structure to protect itself from predators.
Plankton are tiny organisms that live in the ocean. Some kinds of plankton live near the surface of the ocean where there is sunlight during the day. At night, they travel deeper into the ocean where it is safer to live. Which of the following is the plankton's behavior most similar to?
Some bats hibernate in winter
Some rabbits shed their thick fur in summer
Some birds migrate during spring and summer
Some plants produce poisonous chemical substances
Josie likes to visit the park in her neighborhood to watch hummingbirds. Based on the beak of the hummingbird, what does it most likely eat?
Fish
Nuts
Insects
Flower Nectar
