WorksheetsAdaptation II
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 36mins
The Florida scrub jay is a bird found only in the scrub habitat of Central Florida. Efforts are being made in Florida to preserve the scrub habitat by limiting development by humans and maintaining natural conditions. Which may occur over time if the Florida scrub habitat is NOT preserved?
The scrub jays may become extinct.
The scrub jays may move to live in a coastal habitat.
. The scrub jays may learn to live in any habitat that replaces the scrub habitat
The scrub jays may have offspring with changed features to match a new habitat.
The red mangrove is a tropical species of tree found mostly in the southern part of Florida. The tree grows right up along the shore of the ocean, with the seawater often covering the roots. Which adaptation allows the red mangrove tree to survive in its environment?
The tree has adapted to live with very little water intake.
The tree has adapted to block salt from entering its roots.
The tree has adapted to regrow easily after frequent fires.
The tree has adapted to resist constant freezing temperatures
Which characteristic best allows an animal to adapt to seasonal changes?
Hawks have sharp beaks.
Polar bears have thick fur.
Quails have speckled eggs.
Ladybugs have hard wing coverings.
A variety of animals make the Florida Everglades their home. Many of them must compete for the same food sources. The graph depicts the population changes among species of frogs in the Everglades.
Over the course of a year, which frog species will have the greatest decrease in population because of increased competition for food?
Florida cricket frog
Green tree frog
Squirrel tree frog
Cuban tree frog
Most frogs live both in water and on land, leading to a variety of characteristics. How does a frog use its lungs to survive in one of these environments?
They allow the frog to breathe underwater.
They allow the frog to breathe on land.
They allow the frog to maintain a constant body temperature
They allow the frog to use less energy when jumping long distances
Wildfires displace many animals and leave behind ash and soot-covered habitats for the animals that survive. If a wildfire occurred in the Everglades, which insect would be the most likely to survive predators in an ash and soot-covered habitat?
Red dragonfly
Green grasshopper
Brightly colored butterfly
Gray-colored speckled moth
A group of students is using models to explore the relationship between the shape of a bird’s beak and the type of food it eats. The students design an investigation using classroom items as beaks. Each student picked either a spoon, a fork, a bar magnet, or a craft stick to use as their beak. Their teacher placed different objects onto the floor to represent food. The food was a mixture of beans, elbow pasta, pebbles, and paper clips. The students were given one minute to pick up as much food as they could, using only their beaks. The data table shows the amount of each item picked up by each beak.
If the environment changed so that the only available food source was paper clips, which type of bird would most likely survive?
fork birds
spoon birds
craft stick birds
bar magnet birds
The American Black Bear lives in many parts of North America. A black bear in Colorado might hibernate for three or more months in winter, while a black bear in Florida may hibernate for only a few weeks, or not at all. Which statement best explains why?
Florida black bears are a different species from Colorado black bears.
Florida black bears hibernate less because their climate is not as cold.
Florida black bears have less territory and cannot risk a long hibernation.
Florida black bears eat different food from bears in Colorado and need less rest.
A scientist is studying snakes in the tropical rainforest. She surveys a 1 square mile area. She collects the following data:
What is the most likely explanation for the red snake population size?
The red snakes are not well hidden, so they are eaten by predators often
The green snakes and the red snakes are in competition for the same food.
The black snakes' prey upon the red snakes during certain times of the year
The red snakes have been killed off by the poisons they produce.
Look at the picture.
How does this plant prevent animals from eating it?
It has flowers
It has thin bark.
It has a waxy cuticle.
It has sharp thorns.
The South Florida rainbow snake is likely extinct. What most likely happened at some point in the past?
Changes in the environment occurred, and the snakes could not adapt.
The South Florida rainbow snake never had the right kind of adaptations to survive.
Changes in the environment occurred, and the snakes adapted very well.
The South Florida rainbow snake did not use sensory information to respond to its environment.
Monarch butterflies travel long distances each winter. Some travel thousands of miles from northern locations to places in Mexico. How does this help them survive?
It lets them move from land to ocean environments
It allows them to carry their young to new locations
It gives them exercise to keep their wings in shape.
It lets them lay their eggs in warmer conditions.
