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Adaptations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of animal adaptation?

a)

Changes to an animal's diet.

b)

Characteristics that help animals survive.

c)

Characteristics of an animal's habitat.

d)

Skills learned in order to hunt.

2.

Fill in the blanks: A _________ adaptation is the way an animal acts in order to help them survive.

a)

Physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Simple

d)

Memory

3.
A lion has pointed teeth to help it tear meat off of the bone.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Structural Adaptation
4.
Cactus have a thick waxy coating on their stem that keeps them from drying out- is this a behavioral adaptation or physical adaptation?
a)
Behavioral adaptation
b)
Physical adaptation 
5.

Desert plants have adaptations for survival, such as -

a)

Stems and roots store water

b)

Leaves with waxy coating or hairy covering

c)

Fewer and smaller stomata

d)

All of these choices

6.

Why would a plant close its stomata?

a)

To conserve water.

b)

To conduct photosynthesis.

c)

To conduct cell respiration.

d)

For no reason.

7.

Camouflage and mimicry are examples of ___________ adaptations.

a)

behavioral

b)

special

c)

physical

d)

predatory

8.
The word Tropism mean_________
a)
growth in response to stimuli
b)
to create something new
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Taproot system
9.
What does it mean if a plant has a NEGATIVE gravitropism?
a)
That the plant grows toward light.
b)
That the plant grows away from light.
c)
That the plant grows toward gravity.
d)
That the plant grows away from gravity. 
10.

Plants curling around a pole or mailbox is an example of:

a)

Phototropism

b)

Germination

c)

Turgor pressure

d)

Thigmotropism

11.

what type of tropism is occurring here?

a)

phototropism

b)

thigmotropism

c)

geotropism

d)

tropictropism

12.

The thick white fur on a polar bear is an example of what type of adaptation?

a)

Behavioural Adaptation

b)

Structural Adaptation

c)

Physiological Adaptation

d)

Psychological Adaptation

13.
An example of a behavioral adaptation is
a)
The long neck of a giraffe
b)
Penguins huddling together for warmth
c)
A camel's hump used to store water
d)
A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage
14.

Thick fleshy stems with thick waxy covering would most likely be useful adaptations for which of the following types of plants?

a)

desert plants that need to conserve water

b)

prairie plants that need to survive fires

c)

tundra plants that need to conserve heat

d)

rainforest plants that need to repel insects

15.

An angler fish produces light to attract prey. Producing light is what type of adaptation

a)

physical

b)

social

c)

behavioral

d)

physiological