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WorksheetsLesson 70: Adaptations
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Select all answers below that are examples of behavioral adaptations.
Male peacocks fanning and shaking their feathers for a female
Hatchlings lifting their mouths and cheeping for food
A polar bear growing white fur
Wood frogs hibernating through the cold months
________________ is an example of a behavioral adaptation.
Migration
Thick fur
Broad leaves
Camouflage
Which one of these adaptations is characterized by a lowered metabolic rate, slower breathing rate, and lower body temperature?
Migration
Mimicry
Camouflage
Hibernation
Select all answers below that are examples of structural adaptations.
The seasonal migration of whales
The camouflage coloration of a peppered moth
The webbed feet of a duck
The wide, flat teeth of a horse
A species that responds to environmental changes by adapting to the new conditions is more likely to -
become extinct.
become more susceptible to diseases.
survive to reproduce.
pass on mutations to their offspring.
Select one or more answers below that are true statements about adaptations.
Adaptations can lead to diversity among organisms.
Adaptations are characteristics that cannot be passed on to offspring and can eventually result in a new species.
Adaptations refer to an organism's ability to adapt to changing conditions in its environment.
An adaptation is any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.
A leaf frog resembling a leaf is an example of a (a) adaptation.
Darwin's Galapagos finches have differing beaks adapted for the types of food they eat. The high diversity of these birds as a result is a good example of -
hibernation.
adaptive radiation.
camouflage.
defensive behaviors.
Select one or more answers below that are examples of mimicry.
A syrphid fly resembles a yellow jacket wasp.
A viceroy butterfly appears similar to a monarch butterfly.
A horned lizard blends in with the surrounding ground.
A milk snake resembles a coral snake.
_______________ allows an organism to blend in with its environment.
Mimicry
Hibernation
Behavioral adaptation
Camouflage
