WorksheetsESE animal and plant adaptations
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is an adaptation?
The food that an animal eats
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive
How energy moves in a food web
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold:
Migration
Hibernation
Camouflage
Mimicry
How do adaptations help animals?
to hunt for food
To survive in their habitats
all of these are correct
to find a mate
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a viper biting when threatened
a turtle hiding inside of its shell
a rabbit borrowing underground
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
mimicry
camouflage
migration
Why might a plant produce thorns on its stem?
to catch prey
to look pretty
to attract animals
To protect itself
Why might a tree have thick bark?
To help protect itself from cold weather
to appear bigger to animals
to reach water down below
Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?
To protect the plant from sun damage
to take in as much light as possible
to reach the water down below
to spread seeds to new places
Why might leaves have a wax coating?
to absorb more water
to repel more water
to attract insects
Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?
Thin skin
large eyes
long, strong legs
webbed feet
Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. The lilies have very long stems. How do long stems help water lilies live in ponds?
they prevent the plant from floating away
they absorb water from the pond
they absorb for for the plant
They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight
Pelicans are birds that live in many water environments. They can live in large lakes, in marshy wetlands, and along beaches near the ocean. The picture shows a pelican. What does the pouch on its bill most likely help the pelican do?
catch fish
attack prey
balance when it walks
Rivers are home to many birds. Which foot is most likely the adaptation of a bird what swims in water to find food?
Some animals are able to copy other animals in order to look more dangerous to get away from predators. What is this called?
Hibernation
Migration
Mimicry
Desert plants have a coat of wax on their leaves to
To keep water from escaping
to prevent animals from eating them
absorb water from the air
release a scent to attract animals
