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Plant & Animal Adaptations and Ecology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chipmunks store and collect food, so they can use it in winter.

a)

structural adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

2.

Desert plants have long roots to get more water in the desert.

a)

structural adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

3.

Plants grow towards the light to capture more energy.

a)

structural adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

4.

Hawks have sharp claws to help them catch and kill their prey.

a)

structural adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

5.

Rabbits have large ears so they can hear and avoid danger.

a)

structural adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

6.

Thick fur on a polar bear helps to keep it insulated and warm

a)

structural adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

7.

Bears hibernate through the winter months.

a)

structural adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

8.

Siberian spruce trees do all of their growing during the warm summer months, not during the cold winter. Suggest two explanations for this.

a)

The soil and water is frozen solid in the winter and without water they can't photosynthesise

b)

The trees are covered in snow, and the days are very short in winter so that they don't get enough light to photosynthesise

c)

In summer the water is liquid and the trees get ample light but they can't photosynthesise

d)

They are tired and need a rest.

9.

An ecologist is a scientist who...

a)

studies the stars and the universe

b)

studies organisms in a lab

c)

studies organisms in their environment

d)

studies fossils that have lived a long time ago

10.

Strangler figs produce sweet and juicy fruits... how does this help the dispersal of strangler fig seeds?

a)

bees carry the seeds to a good place to germinate

b)

birds eat the seeds and poop them out at a good place to germinate

c)

the seeds explode out of the fruit and land at a good place to germinate

d)

the seed fairy picks them up, washes and polishes them and then sends them to people by mail