General Adaptations
Color Adaptations
Shape Adaptations
Special Adaptations
More Adaptations
100
What is an adaptation?
A change that makes an organism better fit for its environment.
100
What adaptation allows organisms that blend in with their surroundings?
Camouflage
100
What adaptation do organisms have that allows them to fill their bodies with water or air, becoming too big to swallow?
Sphere
100
Many organisms that live in the deep ocean use this adaptation to communicate, confuse predators, and attract prey in the dark waters.
bioluminescence
100
How do spines help an organism survive?
Many fish which are not fast swimmers have sharp or poisonous spines for protection.
200
What are the names of the six color adaptations?
Camouflage, Disruptive Coloration, False Eye Spots, Countershading, Advertising Coloration, Warning
200
What adaptation do organisms have that helps them blend in with their surroundings when viewed from above and from below?
Countershading
200
What adaptation allows organisms to swim very quickly to catch their prey?
Rod
200
What adaptation helps organisms taste and feel for food in murky water?
Barbels
200
How does swimming in a school help organisms survive?
Small fish appear to be large, scaring off potential predators.
300
What are the names of the six shape adaptations (including appendages)?
Rod, Depressed, Sphere, Compressed, Spines, Arms/Tentacles
300
What adaptation uses spots and stripes to break up the body and make it difficult for organisms to see it?
Disruptive Coloration
300
What adaptation allows organisms to lay flat on the ocean floor?
Depressed
300
What adaptation helps organisms eat its prey?
Strange Mouths
300
How do cleaners and sharks work together?
Cleaner fish get food by eating the bacteria off of sharks. Sharks get clean!
400
True or False: Organisms can only have one adaptation.
FALSE! Organisms have many adaptations to best help them survive!
400
What adaptation makes it look like the organism is facing the other direction?
False Eye Spot
400
What adaptation makes it difficult to be seen when viewed head-on? (This adaptation also allows them to make quick, sharp turns.)
Compressed
400
What adaptation helps organisms survive by scaring off predators and shocking their prey? (It also helps them to navigate through the waters.)
Electricity
400
How does a hermit crab and a sea anemone help one another survive?
Hermit crabs are protected from predators because the anemone has stinging tentacles. The hermit crabs help the anemones move to find food.
500
Camel Rap Question: Why does a camel have the adaptation of a hump on its back?
The hump is stored with fat and camels can use the fat for nutrients and energy when it can't find food.
500
What adaptation do dangerous organisms have that scares predators away?
Warning
500
What adaptation helps organisms catch and hold their prey?
Arms and Tentacles
500
What is the scientific term for organisms that help one another survive?
Symbiosis
500
How does a clown fish and an anemone fish help one another survive?
Anemones provide safe homes for the clown fish. Clown fish attract prey for the anemone.
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