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Adaptations

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
2.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
3.
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
4.
Why do some animals hibernate?
a)
The cold weather makes them sleepy.
b)
Their food supply is smaller in the winter.
c)
They have no one to play with.
5.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment 
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
6.
 Which of these BEST describes how some birds survive when the weather gets cold? 

     
a)
 a.   They store twigs and sticks in their nest 
b)
 b. They migrate to a warmer climate 
c)
 c. They grow more feathers to stay warm in the winter 
d)
 d. They hide in bushes and wait for warm weather 
7.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change.  What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
habitat
d)
coloration
8.

Why would a bunnies fur be brown in the summer and white in the winter?

a)

The rabbit likes to change fur color

b)

The bunny learned it from his parents

c)

The changing of fur color help the bunny blend in with it's surroundings.

9.

What is NOT a physical adaptation?

a)

A turtle having a hard thick shell.

b)

Herons having long legs to wade in the water.

c)

A bird having a sharp beak to help them catch their prey.

d)

Baby Cheetahs learning to hunt from their mom.

10.

According tho the graph, which animal travels the longest distance?

a)

Hummingbirds

b)

Snow Geese

c)

Seals

d)

Monarch Butterflies

11.

Camouflage and mimicry are examples of ___________ adaptations.

a)

behavioral

b)

special

c)

physical

d)

predatory

12.

Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward light?

a)

thigmotrophism

b)

phototropism

c)

gravitropism

d)

hydrotropism

13.

Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward touch?

a)

thigmotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

gravitropism

14.

A plants roots grow thicker towards the stream than away from the stream. To what stimulus is the plant responding to?

a)

thigmotropism

b)

gravitropism

c)

photoropism

d)

hydrotropism

15.

What term refers to a plant growing or moving away from a stimulus?

a)

Touch

b)

Dormancy

c)

Tropism

d)

Development

16.

Plant's roots grow down, anchoring it into the ground. To what stimulus is the plant responding?

a)

thigmotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

hydropism

d)

geotropism

17.

True or False: The surroundings or conditions in which a plant or animal lives or operates is called environment.

a)

False

b)

True

18.
Physical adaptations are:
a)
Body parts that help a living thing survive in its environment
b)
Behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment
19.
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
20.

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?

a)

  The apple snail uses this structure to find food.

b)

The apple snail uses this structure to reproduce.

c)

  The apple snail uses this structure to digest its prey.

d)

The apple snail uses this structure to protect itself from predators.

21.

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?

a)

  Tall stems

b)

Sharp thorns

c)

  Large leaves

d)

  Soft flower petals

22.

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?

a)

  Alligators mate in April and May.

b)

The alligator basks in the sunlight.

c)

  Alligators lay between 20 and 50 eggs at one time.

d)

  The alligator eats turtles, small mammals, and birds.

23.

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?

a)

  It has a trunk tall enough to reach above nearby trees and compete for sunlight.

b)

  It has long roots that reach deep enough into the dry soil to reach underground water.

c)

It has roots that attach to trees so that it can reach sunlight that is scarce on the forest floor.

d)

It has leaves that capture and digest insects, which it needs for nutrients missing from soil.

24.

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?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

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?

a)

  They absorb food for the plant.

b)

They absorb water from the pond.

c)

They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.

d)

  They prevent the plant from floating away.