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WorksheetsAdaptations QUIZ PRACTICE
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
If a new species of predator was introduced into a habitat, what would be the immediate effect on the prey species? They would likely
evolve physical adaptations for protection
alter their behavior for self-defense
experience a sudden rise in their numbers
transform into predators
What is a primary reason for the extinction of various plant and animal species?
They are unable to adjust to changes in their environment.
They select an ineffective adaptation.
Massive meteors strike Earth, causing large dust clouds that obscure the Sun.
They acquire behavioral adaptations but lack physical adaptations.
Read this sentence: A salmon swims upstream by instinct to lay its eggs. What does the word instinct mean in this sentence?
behavior learned from
watching others
no longer in existence
behavior inherited from its parents
common sense
Reading is a(an)
inherited behavior
learned behavior
reflex behavior
none of the above
Which of the following can an animal learn by watching its parents?
a reflex
a behavior
an instinct
a physical adaptatoin
Which of these is not a human adaptation?
growing thick fur
making electricity
using language
making tools
A monkey’s tail that can grip branches is a
reflex
behavioral adaptation
physical adaptation
none of the above
A horse automatically sneezing when dust gets in its nose is a
physical characteristic
learned behavior
reflex
none of the above
Big is related to large in the same way that environment is related to
small
ocean
surroundings
pollution
If a climate gradually warms over five hundred thousand years, what might happen to animals that live there?
They will develop physical adaptations to adjust to the changed climate.
They will move to an area with a different climate.
They will learn new behaviors to adjust to the changed climate.
All of the above
Charles Darwin was a naturalist famous for which law of nature?
Every Living Thing Adapts
Only the Strong Shall Survive
Life Will Find a Way
Survival of the Fittest
Which of the following are HUMAN ADAPTATIONS?
having legs and walking upright
having opposable thumbs for grasping objects with hands
a complex brain
all of the above
