Changes in Environment
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Could Be Food Chains. Or More Adaptations
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The following picture shows a prickly pear, which has spiny, flat leaves and thick, rounded stems that store water.
Based on this evidence, to which of the following types of environments is a prickly pear best suited?
dry and hot
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Drought is a lack rainfall to an environment. The environment shown in the following figure has drought conditions throughout the year.
Which of the following is the main feature of the environment to which the plants shown in the figure have adapted?
lack of water
100
Trout are fish that live in clear, cold rivers that are rich in oxygen. What do fish use to get oxygen?
gills
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Plants have various adaptations for survival. Some adaptations protect plants by discouraging animals from eating the flowers. Which of these is an adaptation that protects a rose from animals?
sharp thorns
100
How does this plant survive in the climate of a hot, dry desert climate?
The ribs of the cactus expand to sore water in the trunk.
200
True or False:
Living things are affected when their environments change.
True
200
Nurse sharks are nocturnal. This means they sleep during the day and stay awake at night. What type of adaptation is this?
behavioral
200
In the fall, a ground squirrel will store the energy from food as a thick layer of fat. What is most likely the reason for this adaptation?
It helps the animal survive a cold winter when there is very little food.
200
Ocean organisms have adaptations to protect themselves from predators. Which adaptation helps the organism hide from predators?
an octopus’s ability to change color
200
What type of adaptation is a chimpanzee fishing for termites with a stick considered?
Behavioral Adapatation
300
Not all individuals survive changes in their environment. If an organism is not adapted to a new environment, what might the organism do?
develop variations or adaptations to survive
300
What are physical characteristics that help an organism survive called?
physical adaptations
300
Wan is investigating birds in a wetland. He notices that many of the birds have similar beaks with the same kind of shape. Which reasoning best explains the similar beaks?
The beaks are suited to the food available.
300
Brazil nuts have a tough shell that few birds can crack. Which feature of the macaw’s beak, shown here, is most likely different from other birds that eat nuts?
the strength
300
Which part of this food chain uses light energy from the sun?
The green plants, because they produce food for the crickets.
400
Flamingos have several unusual features. Which of these features of a flamingo helps them to survive in deep grassy marshes like the Florida Everglades?
They can stand on one leg.
400
The table below gives a feature of two different types of onions.
What life-cycle adaptation do short-day onions have?
They start to form onions earlier in the year than long-day onions do.
400
Instead of leaves, this cactus has sharp needles. How do sharp needles help a cactus survive in a desert?
They protect it from animals that want to eat it.
400
During the winter, the arctic fox has white fur. During the summer months, its fur is brown. What reasoning explains how this adaptation helps the arctic fox survive in its environment?
It helps it blend in with its surroundings even as they change.
400
If a consumer eats other animals, which classification does not apply?
Herbivore
500
An area of land near a river used to be almost constantly flooded. After a dam was placed upstream, the flooding stopped, and the area of land is now mainly dry. If the conditions remain dry for several years, which claim tells what will most likely happen?
The types of plants will change to those plants better suited to drier conditions.
500
Mr. Lee is a scientist who is studying an extinct bird. He wants to learn more about how it lived. Which feature of the bird would be the best thing for him to study to discover what the bird ate?
beaks
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!! FOR DOUBLE THE POINTS. LET'S SEE WHO DID THEIR HOMEWORK!
The sea palm is a type of brown algae that has a holdfast. A holdfast helps algae cling to rocks. In which water environment would a holdfast be most useful?
intertidal zone
500
A cause-and-effect chart shows how one event leads to another. This chart shows what happened after a tree was introduced in Florida.
Notice how the golden rain tree affected soapberry bugs. What type of adaptation do the longer beaks on the soapberry bugs represent?
a physical adaptation
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What is a food web?
Food webs are a model consisting of multiple food chains.