Physical Adaptations
Which adaptation helps a giraffe survive in its environment?
A. Sharp claws
B. Long neck
C. Thick fur
D. Webbed feet
What is a long neck?
Monarch butterflies are toxic to predators due to the milkweed plants that they eat. Viceroy butterflies look exactly like Monarch butterflies. They mimic the Monarch to receive protection. This is an example of which survival characteristic?
Hibernation
Metamorphosis
Migration
Mimicry
What is mimicry?
What is the main function of a cactus’s spines?
A. To collect rainwater
B. To store food
C. To protect the plant from animals
D. To help the plant grow taller
Fill in the blank.
Scientists make observations and record ______.
What is "data?"
Why do Arctic foxes turn white in winter and brown in summer?
A. To keep warm
B. To match the changing environment
C. To grow faster
D. To attract a mate
What is to match the changing environment?
Why do desert animals often come out only at night (nocturnal)?
A. To avoid predators
B. Because they like the moonlight
C. To find food more easily
D. To avoid the heat of the day
What is "to avoid the heat of the day?"
In the rainforest, many plants grow large leaves so they can:
A. Hold rainwater
B. Attract more insects
C. Catch more sunlight under the thick canopy
D. Make more oxygen
What is "C. Catch more sunlight under the thick canopy?"
In science, this term refers to making an educated guess about what will happen in the future.
What is a "prediction?"
Which set of characteristics describes an animal that is best adapted for life in a tundra?
A. Eats many types of animals and thick teeth
B. Thick fur and eats deer
C. Thick blubber and hibernates
D. Big ears to cool off and active at night
What is "C. Thick blubber and hibernates?
Which of the following is a behavioral adaptation?
A. A turtle's hard shell
B. A snake's scales
C. A bird building a nest
D. A polar bear's thick fur
What is "a bird building a nest?"
Why do deciduous trees drop their leaves in the fall?
A. To prepare for growing new flowers
B. To save water and energy during the winter
C. To let more sunlight reach the roots
D. To keep animals away
What is "to save water and energy during the winter?"
What does the phrase “survival of the fittest” mean in science?
A. Only the fastest animals win races
B. The strongest animals always fight and win
C. Animals with traits that help them in their environment survive and reproduce
D. The oldest animals always survive
What is "C. Animals with traits that help them in their environment survive and reproduce?"
What advantage would an animal who can live in water and on land have?
A. Avoid predators
B. Find more food
C. Move more quickly
D. Cannot get sick
What is find more food
Canadian geese fly South to the Southern United States of Northern Mexico during winter to find food and mild weather. This is an example of which adaptation?
Hibernation
Metamorphosis
Migration
Mimicry
What is "migration?"
What adaptation helps seeds travel away from the parent plant?
A. Bright colors
B. Large roots
C. Light structures like wings or fluff
D. Thick bark
What are "light structures like wings or fluff?"
This term is an explanation or theory for how the organisms on earth are better adapted to their environment to survive and produce offspring.
What is "natural selection?"
Which would NOT be a benefit for animals who are able to camouflage?
A. They would be able to hunt better
B. They would be able to attract a mate better
C. They would be able to climb better
D. They would be able to hide from predators better
What is "they would be able to climb better?"
This adaptation allows an animal to catch food, providing a sticky trap for insects, and is used for locomotion, protection, and reproduction by helping them travel
What is "Web spinning?"
Mangrove trees are often found along Florida’s coastlines. Which adaptation best allows the mangrove tree to survive in its environment?
A. The tree has adapted to live with a lot of fresh water intake
B. The tree has adapted to dilute saltwater in their leaves and secrete it from their glands
C. The tree has adapted to resists extremely hot temperatures
D. The tree has adapted to resist fires.
What is "the tree has adapted to dilute saltwater in their leaves and secrete it from their glands?"
Animals are classified into broad groups.
Animals that are cold-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs without a hard shell in the water such as frogs are classified as what?
What are "amphibians?"