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Animal and Plant Behaviors

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
helps them hide from predators
b)
helps them hunt for food
c)
helps them survive in their habitat
d)
All of these are correct.
2.

What is the most likely reason why animals in hot climates have larger ears than similar animals in cold climates?

a)

It is more difficult to hear in hot air, so bigger ears are needed.

b)

Big ears lose heat quickly, while small ears lose heat slowly.

c)

Big ears help animals in hot climates camouflage better.

3.

What is one possible reason for seeds to have hooks or barbs?

a)

to stay warm during the winter

b)

for catch sunlight

c)

to get attached to passing animals and get carried away

d)

to be easier for animals to eat them

4.

A cactus can live in the desert because of this adaptation:

a)

wide flat leaves to catch water

b)

shallow roots

c)

thick, waxy skin help it store water

d)

tendrils to reach sunlight

5.
Animals such as elephants and walruses have tusks. How do tusks help the animal?
a)
Tusks help them swim.
b)
Tusks help them camouflage.
c)
Tusks look pretty to other animals.
d)
Tusks protect the animal when fighting.
6.
A Bittern bird and the Key deer both live in Florida. The bird blends with its environment in the tall sawgrass and freezes when it feels threatened and points its head into the air to imitate the sawgrass.  The Key deer  lives in the forests, is brown and freezes when it senses danger.  What adaptations are similar between these two animals?
a)
They both blend in their environment and they don't move.
b)
They both huddle together in other groups of animals to blend in.
c)
They both use their small size to hide from predators.
d)
They both use their speed to escape predators.
7.

Animals help seeds travel by _________.

a)

eating seeds and dropping waste later on

b)

hiding seeds in the winter and not coming back for them

c)

catching seeds on their fur and carrying them to different places

d)

all of the above

8.
Which would make the BEST model for the beak of a bird that eats seeds from the ground?
a)
dropper
b)
strainer
c)
spoon
d)
tweezers
9.
Why might some plants have thorns?
a)
to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
b)
to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
c)
to take in nutrients from the air
d)
to provide shade for the plant
10.

The rain forest is very thick so not much sunlight reaches plants on the forest floor. So some plants will -

a)

have spikes to discourage animals from eating them.

b)

climb on other plants to reach sunlight.

c)

be covered in hair to keep them warm.

11.

An animal has webbed feet. Its eyes, ears, and nose are on top of its head. What can you infer about the habitat where this animal lives?

a)

The habitat is in the water

b)

The habitat has little or no light.

c)

The habitat is very dry.

12.

What adaptations for getting food does a hawk have?

a)

A small beak, which helps it eat seeds.

b)

Webbed feet, which help it swim and find fish.

c)

Sharp talons and a hooked beak, which help it grab prey and tear meat.

13.

Whales travel great distances to eat and breed. This is an example of -

a)

hibernation.

b)

migration.

c)

camouflage.

14.

A healthy yellow-flowered tulip is shown.

Which of the following would occur first as a result of a drought?

a)

The tulip's stem would grow longer.

b)

The tulip's flowers would turn blue.

c)

The tulip's leaves would wilt.

15.

Sometimes animals compete for food or shelter. Which of the following is the best example of competition between animals?

a)

A pelican ignores some fish but eats other fish.

b)

A seagull eats some fish and some crabs.

c)

A pelican steals and eats a fish that a seagull has caught.

16.

Some animals, such as birds, have beaks, while other animals, like horses, have large mouths with flat teeth.

The difference in these structures is most closely related to --

a)

the sounds the animals make.

b)

the habitat the animals live in.

c)

the types of food these animals eat.

17.

Some animals, such as wolves, have thick fur, while other animals, such as birds, have feathers.

The function of these body coverings is similar because of --

a)

their ability to hide from predators.

b)

the temperature of the environment they live in.

c)

the types of food they eat.

18.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the structure that helps this animal survive in its cold environment?

a)

Black skin, thick layer of blubber and fur

b)

big furry ears

c)

a transparent eyelid

19.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

A giraffe has a long mane down its neck to help it run faster.

b)

A giraffe has a long tail to help guide him when he runs.

c)

A giraffe has a long tongue to reach the leaves of tall trees.

20.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

A shark has slimy skin to glide through water.

b)

A shark has an extremely strong sense of smell to find prey.

c)

A shark has one set of baby teeth and one set of adult teeth to eat prey.