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Unit 1 test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did amphibians adapt to their changing environment?

a)

They hibernated for many months in the winter.

b)

They developed fins and gills.

c)

They developed lungs and limbs.

d)

They played dead to trick predators

2.

Penguins stay together in groups to stay warm. This action is called ____________ adaptation.

a)

behavioral

b)

structural

3.

Birds travel long distances in the fall and spring due to seasonal changes. This is called?

a)
Nesting
b)
Mating
c)
Hibernation
d)
Migration
4.

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

a)
flowers
b)
leaves
c)
thorns
d)
stem
5.

Physical or behavioral adaptation: Desert animals burrow in the ground to avoid the heat.

a)

Physical adaptation

b)

Behavioral adaptation

6.

What is another term for inherited behaviors?*

a)

Hibernation

b)

instinct

c)

physical adaptation

d)

natural selection

7.

A species has physically adapted by using camouflage. What is true?*

a)

The species has migrated to avoid predators.

b)

The species has hibernated to avoid predators.

c)

The species "played dead" to avoid predators.

d)

The species blended in with its surroundings to avoid predators.

8.

What is the goal of both physical and behavioral adaptations?*

a)

to help an animal survive in its environment.

b)

to increase the likelihood of being eaten by a predator.

c)

to put an end to the survival of weaker animals

d)

to avoid natural selection

9.

What does it mean to hibernate?

a)

To travel to a warmer location

b)

To change your physical characteristics

c)

To blend in with the environment

d)

To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter

10.

Adaptations that are a part of a plant or animal's body are called?*

a)

Behavioral

b)

Instinct

c)

Physical

d)

Emotional

11.

Physical or behavioral adaptation: An armadillo rolls itself into a ball for protection.

a)

physical

b)

behavioral

12.

Some physical characteristics of plants passed from parents to their offspring include?

a)

type of leaf

b)

color of flower

c)

type of fruit

d)

all of the above

13.

Which is NOT an example of a plant responding to their environment?*

a)

Vine tendrils wrapping around a fence

b)

Roots growing towards water

c)

Leaves growing towards light

d)

A flower producing pollen

14.

Plants need sunlight, air, water, and nutrients to

a)

drop their leaves

b)

stay alive and healthy

c)

protect them against animals

d)

attract insects that help them

15.

Which of these plant structures supports a plant so it does not fall over?

a)

root

b)

seed

c)

leaf

d)

flower

16.

One function of a stem is to

a)

produce food for the plant to use

b)

provide a place for insects to live

c)

take in water and nutrients from the soil

d)

hold up leaves so they can absorb sunlight

17.

Needle-shaped leaves help plants ______more water than wide leaves

a)

lose

b)

create

c)

absorb

d)

conserve

18.

A plant's vascular system is a system of tubes inside the plant that?

a)

carry water, nutrients, and sugars throughout the plant

b)

use energy from light to make food

c)
store water and nutrients in the plant
d)

hold up the leaves so they can absorb sunlight

19.

Which of the following does NOT help a plant make its own food

a)

air

b)

water

c)

nutrients

d)

sunlight

20.

what do a plant's roots do?

a)

provide support

b)

anchor it in the soil

c)

protect the plant

d)

get sunlight