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Adaptations and the Environment Generation Genius

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call a characteristic of a living thing that helps it survive?

a)

an adaptation

b)

a modification

2.

What part of a hummingbird is adapted to help it obtain food from inside flowers?

a)

beak

b)

wings

c)

eyes

d)

head

3.

All animals have adaptations.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

What things could happen to an organism if its environment changes?

a)

it could die

b)

nothing, most animals are tough

5.

Which type of bird has a beak adapted to help it scoop up fish?

a)

hawk

b)

pelican

c)

finch

d)

hummingbird

6.

Which TWO accommodations does an armadillo have that help it protect itself?

a)

armored plates

b)

camouflage

c)

the ability to roll into a ball

d)

stinky smell to scare predators away

7.

How does the coloring of a giraffe's tongue help it survive?

a)

protects it from sunburn

b)

helps it to eat big leaves

c)

scares other animals away

d)

the color doesn't have any effect

8.

What adaptations does a sloth have to help protect it from predators?

a)

camouflage coloring

b)

stinky smell scares predators away

c)

lives in trees so other animals can't reach it

9.

What is an important adaptation to human hands and what does it allow us to do?

a)

10 fingers to hold things

b)

opposable thumbs to grab things

c)

finger nails to scratch with

d)

knuckles to be able to bend fingers

10.

List one adaptation the can help an echidna find and eat food

a)

long snout

b)

spines

c)

camouflage

d)

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