Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months

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

Adaptation: Tulip-Tree Beauty Moth

Where an organism lives and is able to find all of the resources needed to survive, water, shelter, food, air, sunlight.

The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor. This is:

When an opossums plays dead. This is known as what type of adaptation?

A kangaroo has a pouch to protect its young. This is known as what type of adaptation?

Polar bears have compact ears, a small tail, and thick fur to keep themselves warm. These are all what type of adaptations?

What is an adaptation?

A giraffe's long neck, used to reach leaves high in trees, is an example of a

Birds migrate during the winter to less cold areas. What type of adaptation is this?

All living and nonliving things that live in the same place

Any living thing is called an

Which of these activities is most likely to have a negative impact on Earth's environment?

During the construction of a mall, a lake was filled in. This would have the greatest negative effect on organisms that -

Where an organism is at any given moment is called...

What would happen to the fish in an area if all of the Great Blue Heron's went away?

An adaptation that helps living things blend into its environment

Check all items listed below that are non-living parts of an ecosystem:

Check all items listed below that are living parts of an ecosystem:

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?

The picture shows flowers with an unusual shape. Which beak shape would best allow a bird to reach the nectar inside the flower?

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?

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?

Pelicans are birds that live in many water environments. They can live in large lakes, in marshy wetlands, and along beaches near the ocean. The picture shows a pelican. What does the pouch on its bill most likely help the pelican do?

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?

In the fall, a ground squirrel will store the energy from food as a thick layer of fat. What is most likely the reason for this adaptation?

Tom sketched this picture of an epiphyte from a book about tropical forests. How is this plant adapted to the ecosystem in which it lives?

It is estimated that fewer than 100 Florida panthers are still living. Florida now has a protected habitat for the panther. How will the  protected habitat affect the panthers?

The state reptile of Florida is the American alligator. Reptiles rely on the environment to maintain their body temperature. Which behavioral adaptation below allows the alligator to control its body temperature?

Plants have various adaptations for survival. Some adaptations protect plants by discouraging animals from eating the flowers. Which of these is an adaptation that protects a rose from animals?

Physical characteristics that help an organism survive are called:

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?

Plankton are tiny organisms that live in the ocean. Some kinds of plankton live near the surface of the ocean where there is sunlight during the day. At night, they travel deeper into the ocean where it is safer to live. Which of the following is the plankton's behavior most similar to?

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?