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WorksheetsAdaptations and Natural Selection
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 43mins
True or false: All animals have adaptations that help them survive in their habitat.
True
False
Partially true: Not all animals have adaptations
Partially true: adaptations are not for surviving
Animals who travel to warmer habitats in the winter to escape the cold are using which behavioral adaptation?
Mimicry
Camouflage
Hibernation
Migration
When animals go into a deep sleep during the winter, they are using which behavioral adaptation?
Hibernation
Mimicry
Migration
Camouflage
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?
camouflage
mimicry
migration
hibernation
What physical adaptation helps some organisms breathe under water?
a. lungs
b. gills
c. fins
d. heart
The apple snail lives in ponds, lakes, and rivers. The apple snail is the largest snail found in the freshwaters of North America. The illustration shows an apple snail. How is the structure labeled X an adaptation for the apple snail?
The apple snail uses this structure to find food.
The apple snail uses this structure to reproduce.
The apple snail uses this structure to digest its prey.
The apple snail uses this structure to protect itself from predators.
Josie likes to visit the park in her neighborhood to watch hummingbirds. Based on the beak of the hummingbird, what does it most likely eat?
Fish
Nuts
Insects
Flower Nectar
The picture shows flowers with an unusual shape. Which beak shape would best allow a bird to reach the nectar inside the flower?
Long and thin
Short and thick
Short and thin
Long and thick
Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?
Thin skin
Large eyes
Webbed feet
Long, strong legs
Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. The lilies have very long stems. The picture shows a water lily in a pond. How do long stems help water lilies live in ponds?
They absorb food for the plant.
They absorb water from the pond.
They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.
They prevent the plant from floating away.
Rivers are home to many kinds of birds. Which foot is most likely the adaptation of a bird that swims in water to find food?
Physical characteristics that help an organism survive are called:
Habitats
Extinction.
Adaptations.
Learned behaviors.
A monkey has a long tail to help it swing from branch to branch.
Behavioral Adaptation
Physical/Structural Adaptation
The venom of a snake is considered to be _____________ adaptation.
Structural
Behavioral
Physiological
Mimicry
Running away from a predator is considered to be _____________ adaptation.
Structural
Behavioral
Physiological
Camouflage
The spines on a hedgehog is considered to be _____________ adaptation.
Structural
Behavioral
Physiological
Learned
Which of the following might change the traits selected for in natural selection?
A change in the environment
Variation in the animals
The animals competing
The animals producing more offspring
Selective breeding leads to genetic change in a population.
Which factor causes the population to change in selective breeding?
Environmental conditions or challenges
Individual choice
Human intervention
Migration over long distances
