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revision on adaptation and variation lesson

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

different beak sizes and shapes allow birds to _______

a)

move

b)

gather food

c)

breathe

2.

What is an adaptation?

a)

A behavior that helps an animal survive.

b)

The food that animal eats.

c)

How energy moves in a food web.

3.

the frog has _____ tongue to capture an insect

a)

rough

b)

porous

c)

sticky

4.

The bush's leaves are spiky to ________

a)

absorb water

b)

be protected

c)

make food

5.

what we call this type of adaptation ?

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

hibernation

6.
Zebra's stripes help protect them from their
a)

prey

b)

parents

c)

zookeepers

d)

predators

7.

Animals use camouflage to _________

a)

to hunt or hide and be safe

b)

have fun

c)

sleep

8.

blending into the surrounding environment is _______

a)

camouflage

b)

mimicry

c)

hunting

9.

Camels have patches to protect their _______ in the hot desert

a)

eyes

b)

legs

c)

ears

10.

sea lions and walruses have a layer of _______ under the skin to stay warm

a)

blubber

b)

fur

c)

hair

11.

What is the weather in the desert?

a)

cold, rainy

b)

dry, hot

12.

What is this plant?

a)

Tree

b)

Flower

c)

Cactus

13.

Why does a cactus have long roots?

a)

the dirt is really hard

b)

to reach the underground water

14.

Desert plants can depend on regular rainfall for their water.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Saguaro cactus has spines to ________

a)

make food

b)

be protected from predators

16.
What kind of animals live in the desert?
a)

penguins and whales

b)

ducks and trout

c)

snakes, coyote , jack rabbits

17.

How to jack rabbits survive in the desert?

a)

They eat prairie dogs

b)

They run fast.

c)

They have long ears and small body which help them stay cool.

d)

They eat seeds.

18.

Where do cacti store water?

a)

in their needles

b)

in their roots

c)

in their stems

d)

in their flowers

19.

How do desert plants get water?

a)

Desert plants have needles.

b)

Desert plants have long roots that grow wide.

c)

Desert plants do not need water.

20.

coyotes and rattle snakes are active during_______

a)

night

b)

daytime

21.

coyotes and rattle snakes are (a)   organisms

22.

animals with _________ colored bodies absorb less heat

a)

dark

b)

light

c)

black

23.

A plant-like organisms called algae

a)

seastar

b)

seal

c)

seaweeds

24.

algae make their own food by _________

a)

eating other organisms

b)

absorbing sunlight

c)

being in water

25.

Rooted algae can only live __________

a)

in shallow water

b)

on ocean's floor

c)

on land

26.

Why do rooted algae can live only in shallow water ?



(a)  

27.

Algae that have no roots can live __________

a)

in shallow water only

b)

on ocean's floor

c)

on land

28.

Dolphins and whales can't hold their breathe for long time

a)

true

b)

false

29.

fish have _______ to absorb the oxygen from the water

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

fins

30.

dolphins and whales have gills

a)

true

b)

false

31.

many ocean animals have _________ to swim quickly and control their movement

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

fins

32.

To travel from one place to another.

a)

Hibernation

b)

Migration

c)

Dormancy

33.

Why do animals migrate?

a)

They want to go some where warm

b)

They need to find food

c)

Both a and b

34.

An environment in which many trees grow near one another

a)

desert

b)

forest

c)

prairie

35.

the forest that's very wet is called ______

a)

tropical

b)

temperate

36.

some leaves have (a)   to drain off the water easily

37.

Too much water is good for the plants

a)

true

b)

false

38.

the plants in the dim ( dark ) have _______ leaves

a)

short

b)

small

c)

big

39.

plants in dim have big leaves to be able to (a)  

40.

the forest which grows where winters are cold and dry is called _________

a)

tropical

b)

temperate

41.

many trees have adapted by shedding their leaves ( turning into orange ) to conserve____

a)

light

b)

water

c)

food

42.
When an animal looks like another animal it is called ______________.
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
warning coloration
d)
protective resemblance
43.

To go into a sleep state is called

a)

migration

b)

hibernation

c)

extinction

d)

predator

44.

What is a true hibernator?

a)

They stay up all winter.

b)

They hunt all winter.

c)

They sleep all winter.

d)

They store food all winter.

45.

Animals do mimicry to be (a)