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SCIENCE GRADE 9 CHAPTER 14 PG

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the word that describe a color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat For example: polar bears in the Artic

a)

Migration

b)

Prey

c)

Camouflage

d)

Hibernation

2.

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 

a)

An Adaptation

b)

Environment

c)

A Predator

d)

A Pray

3.

Which result is likely to happen to a species that cannot adapt to changes in its environment?

a)

Grow and reproduce

b)

Decrease in numbers or become extinct

c)

Only hunt at night

d)

Only eat one type of food.

4.

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

a)

The long neck of a giraffe

b)

A camel's hump used to store water

c)

A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

d)

Penguins huddling together for warmth

5.

What is the word to describe an animal traveling to find food and water.  For example, birds flying south for the winter

a)

Camouflage

b)

Migration

c)

Hibernation

d)

Predator

6.

This is an example of what type of adaptation: A skunk spraying its predator

a)

A migration Adaptation

b)

Adaptation to find food.

c)

An adaptation to hide(camouflage)

d)

A defense adaptation

7.

Why do animals use camouflage?

a)

For shelter

b)

To find food

c)

To survive

d)

To look pretty

8.

Adaptive features of LEAF of LOTUS plant:

a)

Waxy layer to protect it from rotting in water

b)

Stomata on the top surface of the leaf

c)

Broad leaves to help it float

d)

All of the above

9.

An adaptation that helps the plant in the diagram live in the desert is ___

a)

wide, flat leaves to catch water

b)

bright green color

c)

thin, spiny needles

d)

tall stems

10.

Which of the following is correct to describe the plant in the picture?

a)

Plant roots are fibrous roots

b)

Plant roots grow widely and can penetrate deep into the soil

c)

Plant roots have pores called lenticels

d)

Plants have tap root

11.

How does this underwater plants breathe?

a)

using lungs

b)

through stomata

c)

through air spaces in stem

d)

through gills

12.

What is an adaptation?

a)
A feature that helps a plant grow.
b)
A feature that helps a living thing survive.
c)
A feature that helps a living thing walk.
d)
A feature that that helps only animals survive. 
13.

Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by animals?

a)

flowers with bright colors

b)

sharp thorns

c)

small seeds

d)

deep roots

14.

What is one possible reason for seeds to have hooks or barbs?

a)

to stay warm during the winter

b)

to protect themselves from sunlight

c)

to get attached to passing animals and get carried away

d)

to stick to animals and steal nutrients from them

15.

Why might some plants that grow on the shady rain forest floor have large leaves?

a)

to stay safe from predators

b)

to attract different animals

c)

to survive harsh winters with heavy snowfall

d)

to take in as much sunlight as possible