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Adaptations

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of animal adaptation?

a)

Changes to an animal's diet.

b)

Characteristics that help animals survive.

c)

Characteristics of an animal's habitat.

d)

Skills learned in order to hunt.

2.

True or false: All animals have adaptations that help them survive in their habitat.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Partially true: Not all animals have adaptations

d)

Partially true: adaptations are not for surviving

3.

Animals who travel to warmer habitats in the winter to escape the cold are using which behavioral adaptation?

a)

Mimicry

b)

Camouflage

c)

Hibernation

d)

Migration

4.

True or false: Humans have studied adaptations in order to create technology to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

When animals go into a deep sleep during the winter, they are using which behavioral adaptation?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Mimicry

c)

Migration

d)

Camouflage

6.

Fill in the blanks: A _________ adaptation is the way an animal acts in order to help them survive.

a)

Physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Simple

d)

Memory

7.

The black bear’s primary diet is fruit, nuts, honey, and berries. However, they also like to eat fish and small mammals. Their long, sharp claws make it possible to climb trees in order to reach some of their food sources. Black bears also have an extremely good sense of smell. Their long nose allows them to smell up to 20 miles away. This is 100 times better than humans can smell. The black bear’s tongue is sticky allowing them to easily eat ants, berries, and nuts. Black bears also have extremely strong legs, allowing them to move rocks and other obstacles out of their way to get to their food. SELECT ONE EXAMPLE OF THE PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS LISTED ABOVE.

a)

Eating nuts

b)

Sticky tongue

c)

Eating fish and small mammals

d)

Moving rocks

8.

Fill in the blank: A ______________ adaptation is the way an animal looks in order to help them survive.

a)

simple

b)

behavioral

c)

physical

d)

extreme

9.

Some animals are able to copy other animals in order to look more dangerous to get away from predators. What is this called?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Camouflage

c)

Mimicry

d)

Migration

10.

I am a polar bear who lives in the arctic. My fur is a beautiful white, just like the snow I live in. What adaptation is this adaptation called?

a)

camouflage

b)

mimicry

c)

migration

d)

hibernation

11.

I am a grey goose who loves to fly. Every fall when it starts to get cold, I fly south for the warmth. Once my home warms up, I know it is safe to go back home. What adaptation is this?

a)

hibernation

b)

mimicry

c)

camouflage

d)

migration

12.

It is a not learned behavior that allows organisms to survive.

a)

innate behavior

b)

nate behavior

c)

learned behavior

13.

It is an example of an innate adaptation

a)

hibernating

b)

building a nest

c)

hunting

14.

It is an example of an learned adaptation.

a)

finding shelter

b)

breathing

c)

web spinning

15.

Biotic factors

a)

are not considered when describing an environment

b)

describe the effect of other living things on an individual

c)

include only the effects of bacterial, protozoan, and archean life forms

d)

describe the effects of temperature, water, and nutrient availability on an organism

16.

A structural adaptation

a)

refers to evolved changes in the shape and size of an animal to environmental factors

b)

can only be an adaptation to abiotic factors and not biotic factors

c)

would not describe the thickness of a mammal’s fur

17.

Categorise the adaptation

A modification to red blood cells which enables a resistance to the malarial parasite

a)

Structual

b)

Physiological

c)

Behavioural

18.

Categorise the adaptation

Wombats have evolved long claws which are necessary to dig burrows

a)

Structual

b)

Physiological

c)

Behavioural

19.

Categorise the adaptation

Possums have a fine-tuned flight response, and will often flee at the first sign of danger

a)

Structual

b)

Physiological

c)

Behavioural

20.

Categorise the adaptation

When hot, many birds will begin to pant, which reduces their temperature via evaporative cooling

a)

Structual

b)

Physiological

c)

Behavioural

21.

Susan was attempting to characterise the environmental conditions which may affect amphibians living in a tropical rainforest. She identified high humidity as a potential influence. High humidity is

a)

a biotic influence

b)

an abiotic influence

c)

a symbiotic influence

d)

an aerobiotic influence

22.

Which of the following provides the strongest evidence that the bearded dragon is adapted to a hot and arid environment?

a)

a spiky epidermis

b)

sharp claws on toes

c)

light coloured scales

d)

a frill that makes the lizard appear larger

23.

A lower SA:V in a cold environment would

a)

increase heat released to the environment

b)

decrease heat released to the environment.

24.

An adaptation of plants to cold environments includes

a)

the production of antifreeze proteins which increases the freezing point of water

b)

the production of seeds which sprout only during warmer months

c)

decreasing the concentration of solutes in the cytosol

25.

An abiotic factor in an alpine region during winter would include

a)

low competition for resources

b)

strong predation by wolves

c)

high temperatures

d)

strong winds

26.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of torpor?

a)

Torpor allows an animal to avoid harsh conditions for long periods of time

b)

Torpor lowers an animal’s metabolic rate, meaning it requires less food for survival

c)

Torpor increases the allocation of resources to insulation, meaning an animal will lose heat slower

d)

Torpor enables an animal to lower its body temperature, reducing the energy required to maintain its body temperature

27.

Mammals that live in very cold environments have evolved behavioural adaptations that help reduce the rate at which they lose heat. One behavioural adaptation in a cold environment would be

a)

laying out flat in the snow

b)

digging a burrow into the snow

c)

having a thick layer of insulating fat

d)

eating large amounts of snow for hydration

28.

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

a)

The long neck of a giraffe

b)

Penguins huddling together for warmth

c)

A camel's hump used to store water

d)

A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

29.

An example of a physical adaptation is...

a)

a turtle hiding inside its shell

b)

The spikes on a porcupine fish

c)

a rabbit burrowing underground

d)

a viper biting when threatened

30.

A monkey has a long tail to help it swing from branch to branch.

a)

Behavioral Adaptation

b)

Structural Adaptation

31.

The tundra is a vast plain with frigid temperatures and plenty of snow. Which of the following adaptations does not help the polar bear survive in the tundra.

a)

Layers of fat for insulation

b)

webbed toes for swimming

c)

white fur for camouflage

d)

total herbivorous diet

32.

A Viceroy butterfly looking like a bright colored poisonous Monarch butterfly is an example of __________.

a)

camouflage

b)

mimicry

c)

warning coloration

d)

protective resemblance

33.

How do adaptations help animals?

a)

To escape animals

b)

to hunt for food

c)

to survive in their habitats

d)

All of these are correct

34.

What is required for a trait to be an adaptation

a)

it must look cool

b)

it must help to survive and reproduce

c)

it must create more offspring

d)

it must create competition

35.

A sea worm will emerge out of its tube during high tide to find food. What type of adaptation is this?

a)

physical

b)

social

c)

behavioral

d)

physiological

36.

A clapper rail (bird) has a long bill to probe for food in the mud. What type of adaptation is the long bill?

a)

physical

b)

social

c)

behavioral

d)

physiological

37.

An angler fish produces light to attract prey. Producing light is what type of adaptation

a)

physical

b)

social

c)

behavioral

d)

physiological

38.

Ribbed Mussels have a shell to prevent from dehydration. What type of adaptation is the shell?

a)

physical

b)

social

c)

behavioral

d)

physiological

39.

Referring to the physiological processes of an organism. Includes breathing, digesting, energy use, sleep, etc.

a)

Respiration

b)

Functional

c)

Practical

d)

Regulatory

40.

Is the following a structural, functional or behavioural adaptation? The streamlined shape of a dolphin.

a)

Structural

b)

Functional

c)

Behavioural

41.

Is the following a structural, functional or behavioural adaptation? Octopus changing colour

a)

Structural

b)

Functional

c)

Behavioural

42.

Is the following a structural, functional or behavioural adaptation? Courtship- mantis shirm dancing to attract a mate.

a)

Structural

b)

Functional

c)

Behavioural

43.

Is the following a structural, functional or behavioural adaptation? Migration

a)

Structural

b)

Functional

c)

Behavioural