WorksheetsAdaptations
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
getting engineering ideas from organisms' traits
criteria
biomimicry
data
something new made to solve a problem
inference
criteria
design
a description of how something works or why something happens
explanation
inference
structure
making it harder for an organism to meet its needs in an environment
survive
non-adaptive
function
the way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function
structure
function
biomimicry
differences
data
inference
variation
to make offspring
animal population
reproduce
survive
a living thing, such as a plant or an animal
predator
trait
organism
a group of the same kind of organism living in the same area
animal population
predator
organism
something you figure out based on observations and what you already know
trait
inference
criteria
observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
data
criteria
inference
making it easier for an organism to meet its needs in an environment
non-adaptive
adaptive
trait
the things that engineers think about and test in order to know how well something solves a problem
inference
function
criteria
a person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem
engineer
predator
organism
what something can do
explanation
function
design
to stay alive
function
variation
survive
something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size
trait
function
inference
an animal that hunts and eats other animals
organism
engineer
predator
all the living and nonliving things in an area
organism
environment
predator
If an environment changes, an animal has the ability to change their traits to adapt to their environment.
true
false
If a trait is adaptive, it will always be adaptive.
true
false
A species could go extinct if...
the environment changes and the species cannot adapt
food becomes more plentiful
What are some of the things that organisms need in order to survive. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
Friends
Food
Rocks
Water
To avoid predators
A Red Eye Tree Frog needs a lot of water to keep their skin moist. What environment will meet that need?
A desert where there is not much rain
The Alpine Tundra where there is some rain
The Tropical Forest where there is a lot of rain
When it is easy for organisms to meet their needs, it is...
More likely to survive
Less likely to survive
What do the bar graphs show us about the number of snails with yellow shells this year versus 10 years ago?
The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten smaller over the last 10 years.
The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten larger over the last 10 years.
Is this fish likely to survive in this environment?
Yes, the fish has everything it needs to survive.
No, the fish does not have everything it needs to survive.
