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Y8&9: Adaptations

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of a physiological adaptation?

a)

The production of poison

b)

Webbed feet

c)

Thick fur of a polar bear

d)

Large bill of a toucan

2.

What adaptation helps the toucan to reach and cut fruit?

a)

Webbed feet

b)

A long, large bill

c)

Camouflage

d)

Thick fur

3.

What allows the flying frog to glide from plant to plant?

a)

Fully webbed hands and feet and a flap of loose skin

b)

Sharp claws

c)

A large bill

d)

A long tail

4.

What causes variation within a species?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Mutations

d)

Camouflage

5.

Why do some trees in the rainforest have tall, thin trunks?

a)

To produce more fruit

b)

To support large animals

c)

To grow towards the light quickly

d)

To store more water

6.

What is a characteristic of cacti that helps them survive in deserts?

a)

Bright flowers

b)

Ability to move

c)

Stems that can store water

d)

Large leaves

7.

What adaptation do polar bears have for hunting?

a)

Sharp teeth and claws

b)

Long tails

c)

Webbed feet

d)

Ability to fly

8.

What drives evolution according to Charles Darwin?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Natural selection

d)

Mutation only

9.

What is the main reason for extinction of a species?

a)

Lack of water

b)

Overpopulation

c)

Not adapting fast enough to changing conditions

d)

Inability to find food

10.

How long does adaptation usually take?

a)

a decade

b)

an hour

c)

a few days

d)

centuries

11.

What does it mean when a plant adapts?

a)

It grows on the rainforest floor or under water.

b)

It changes itself to fit in better with its environment.

c)

It grows giant leaves and has very bright flowers.

d)

It converts its surroundings into a kinder climate.

12.

Why do plants adapt to their environments?

a)

in order to give the surrounding animals and people enough food to survive

b)

in order to get the water and sunlight they need to survive in a harsh environment

c)

in order to block sunlight from the floors of the ocean and the rainforest

d)

in order to grow very tall and to become as bright and colorful as they can

13.

How do underwater plants adapt to their surroundings?

a)

They have flexible leaves and stems.

b)

They have an air space in their stems.

c)

They have floating seeds.

d)

They have very bright colors.

14.

Why do some plants in the rainforest have bright flowers and grow close to the ground?

a)

to repel any extra rainfall

b)

to get as much sunlight on their leaves as possible

c)

to keep animals and people away from them

d)

to attract birds and insects for pollination

15.

How do fossils form

a)

an insect becomes trapped in amber

b)

an entire organism becomes frozen in ice.

c)

a dead organism becomes buried in sediment

d)

All of the above

16.

Which of the following is most likely to become preserved as a fossil?

a)

a leaf

b)

a worm

c)

jelly fish

d)

clam shell

17.

Explain why there are no fossils of many early forms of life

a)

Early forms of life where too soft to form fossils

b)

Early forms of life were very, very small so finding fossilised remains is very difficult.

c)

Most dead organisms do not form fossils they decay

d)

All of the above

18.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
a)
a petrified dinosaur bone
b)
a footprint captured in mud
c)
a seashell found on the beach
d)
an insect stuck in amber
19.
Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?
a)
The size of the animal
b)
What the animal ate
c)
The color of the animal
d)
Where the animal lived
20.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary  rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
21.

When a fossil forms, which of the following events happens last?

a)

Water flows into the cast and minerals in the water replace the animals bones.

b)

Sediment covers the dead animals bones.

c)

The bones decay.

d)

The layers of sediment compacts the animals bones.

22.

Lily sees a skeleton of a dinosaur at a museum. What is true about the bones that make up the skeleton?

a)

The bones are made up of minerals.

b)

The bones are those of the dinosaur itself.

c)

The bones were formed from mud that hardened.

d)

The bones are made up of amber.

23.

Two squirrels fighting over a nut

a)

Interspecific competition

b)

Intraspecific competition

24.

A squirrel fighting a magpie for bird seed

a)

Interspecific competition

b)

Intraspecific competition

25.

A human moving a cat off the sofa

a)

Interspecific competition

b)

Intraspecific competition

26.

What was the name of the ship in which Charles Darwin began his journey?

a)

HMS Carolina

b)

HMS Beagle

c)

HMS Arizona

27.

This is true about natural selection.

a)

Only the fittest of the fittest can survive

b)

Only the fastest in the group survive

c)

Just the biggest animal in group survive