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Adaptations Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

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1.

Pine trees are able to live in many habitats in Georgia, including the Piedmont habitat which has dense clay soil.

What is the BEST question that scientists should ask to help them learn more about the other types of habitats that pine trees can live in?

a)

What are other plants and trees that can live in sandy soil?

b)

Do pine trees provide shelter to other organisms?

c)

What do pine trees need to live (water, amount of sunlight, nutrients)?

2.

The Piedmont region of Georgia contains many forests. Which of the following animals would survive BEST in the Piedmont region of Georgia?

a)

a deer that eats shrubs and tree leaves

b)

a heron that eats fish and small amphibians

c)

an alligator that sits in sunlight to stay warm

d)

a tortoise that lives in burrows in the sandy soil

3.

Use the information and picture to answer the following question.

The picture shows a heron. A heron is a bird that has a long, skinny beak that it uses to hunt fish, insects, and crustaceans while standing in shallow water.

What question could a student ask to figure out where the heron would BEST survive in which habitat?

a)

Would herons best survive in the Marsh since there is shallow (not deep) water with plenty of food?

b)

Would herons best survive in the Piedmont region since it has a long, skinny beak?

c)

Would herons best survive in the mountains since they need to hunt fish and insects?

d)

Would herons best survive in the Atlantic Ocean since they eat crustaceans?

4.

An adaptation helps an animal survive in its habitat.

Which adaptation BEST allows an alligator to catch small mammals?

a)

Its tail because it is strong and powerful.

b)

Its long snout because it can reach them easier.

c)

Its eyes help catch the animals quicker and easier.

d)

Its color blends in with the murky water so small mammals will not see it coming.

5.

How do the webbed feet of the alligator help it survive in its habitat?

a)

They make it easier for the alligator to climb trees.

b)

They help the alligator swim fast to catch its food.

c)

They help the alligator cool off in hot weather.

d)

They help the alligator cool off in hot weather.

6.

Bullfrogs living in the mountain region burrow in the mud and sleep during the cold winter months.

Which of the following is another example of this type of adaptation in the wild?

a)

Birds fly south during the winter months to stay warm.

b)

Frogs have the same appearance and texture as a tree.

c)

Bears sleep in a den after filling themselves with food for a few months.

d)

An octopus takes the appearance of a fish to stay away from predators.

7.

The water moccasin is a venomous snake found in the southern part of Georgia. Several other nonvenomous water snakes look just like a water moccasin. Sometimes people think nonvenomous snakes are venomous (poison).

Which benefit would a nonvenomous snake have by looking like a venomous snake?

a)

They can move faster

b)

They can get food easier.

c)

It helps them blend in better.

d)

Other animals will leave them alone.

8.

Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat

Adaptation: Tulip-Tree Beauty Moth

a)

a. Hibernation

b)

b. Behavior Adaptation

c)

c. Camouflage

d)

d. Migration

9.

What physical adaptation helps some organisms breathe under water?

a)

a. lungs

b)

b. gills

c)

c. fins

d)

d. heart

10.

polar bears live in polar climate which .....

a)

one of the coldest places

b)

one of the hottest places

c)

look like desert

d)

look like forest

11.

A student went down to the coast and Atlantic Ocean habitats and collected seaweed from the ocean waters to put in her freshwater pond at home in the Piedmont region. The seaweed did not survive in the new pond.

Which is the BEST explanation for why the seaweed did not survive in the new pond?

a)

The seaweed can only survive in saltwater.

b)

The seaweed did not get enough sun.

c)

The seaweed needs a hot climate.

12.

Why would a bunnies fur be brown in the summer and white in the winter?

a)

The rabbit likes to change fur color

b)

The bunny learned it from his parents

c)

The changing of fur color help the bunny blend in with it's surroundings.

13.

The presence of thick layers of fat and fur is an adaptation in ....

a)

starred agama lizard

b)

polar bear

c)

fennec fox

d)

forest bear

14.

If you change an animals habitat, how the animal acts and looks can change.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What adaptations do brown bears use?

a)

Sharp teeth and claws

b)

Sense of smell

c)

Shape of paws

d)

Brown fur

e)

All of the above

16.

 Baby alligators in Georgia are dark colored with light stripes across their backs. How does this coloring help them survive?

a)

The stripes attract different kinds of prey for alligators.

b)

The dark color makes them look larger and more dangerous.

c)

The stripes help them blend into the swamp to hide from predators.

d)

The dark color helps parents find them easily among the tall marsh grasses.

17.

What does it mean to CAMOUFLAGE?

a)

when a weak animal copies a stronger animal to warn of predators

b)

when an animal is able to change colors to survive in an enviornment

c)

when an animal hibernates during the winter.

18.

What is HIBERNATION?

a)

when a weak animal copies stronger animal to warn off predators.

b)

when an animal hides in the cold winter and sleeps until the spring

c)

when a larger animal eats its prey

19.

What is MIMICRY?

a)

When a weak animal copies stronger animals to warn predators

b)

when you are the prey.

c)

when an animal hides in the cold winter and sleeps until the warm spring.

20.

Which is NOT a physical adaptation?

a)

a bear hibernating in the winter

b)

a bird with a sharp beak

c)

a fish with scales on its body

21.

A baby turtle crawling towards the ocean right after it's born is called?

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

instinct behavior

22.

A chameleon lies next to a large blue flower so predators can NOT find it. This is an example of

a)

camouflage

b)

mimicry

c)

migration

23.

Birds flying south 800 miles to find food and to escape cold winters is an example of

a)

Hibernating

b)

Migrating

c)

Camouflage

24.

How are teeth, camouflage and mimicry the same?

a)

They are all behaviors.

b)

They are used by all insects.

c)

They each can help an animal survive.

d)

They are used ONLY by predators

25.

A baby leopard stays with it's mother and she teaches them how to hunt for food. This is called?

a)

An easy life

b)

Camouflage

c)

Instinct

d)

Learned Behavior