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Fish Adaptations
Snake Adaptations
Bird Adaptations
Plant Adaptations
Animal Adaptations
100
Name one fish adaption
-Colorations -Light organs -Electric Organs -Venom
100
Name two snake adaptations
Its form Unusually flexible jaw mechanism Forked tongues Variety of colors and patterns Behavioral
100
Name one bird with a skinny beak.
Hummingbird, Curlew, or Brown Creeper
100
Name two plant biomes
Desert Temperate Grassland Tropical Rainforest Temperate Rainforest Temperate Deciduous Forest Taiga Tundra Water
100
Name three animals (on the website) that have adaptations
Gila Monster Polar Bear Lion Sea Otter Beaver Koala
200
Describe Coloration
Color patterns that help them blend in with their environment.
200
What is an usually flexible jaw mechanism?
An adaptation that allows snakes to swallow organisms that are bigger than its mouth.
200
Which bird uses its beak to seperate its food from mud and silt?
Flamingo
200
Describe the Desert
Dry and hot. Hot days and cold nights.
200
Name three animals and their enviroments.
(answer varies) Gila Monster - desert Polar Bear - arctic Koala - Australia Lion - African grasslands Sea Otter - Alaska Beaver - Forests
300
Name a fish that has venom
Sting rays, Catfish, Toadfishes, or Stargazers
300
When snakes scare away predators, what adaptation is that?
Behavioral
300
Which bird has a spear-like beak?
Heron
300
Describe the Temperate Grassland
Hot summers and cold winters. Rainfall is uncertain and drought is common. Soil is rich
300
Name one animal and describe how they adapt to their enviroment.
(Possible Answer) Polar Bear- Has blubber to keep warm and white fur to camoflauge.
400
What is countershading?
Coloration that helps sharks catch their prey.
400
What can snakes do with their forked tongues?
They can smell their surroundings
400
Name eight birds that have beaks that helps them adapt to their environment.
Flamingo, Skimmer, Brown Creeper, Eagle, Curlew, Spoonbill, Hummingbird, and Heron
400
How many inches of rain per year in a Tropical Rainforest?
about 80-180 inches
400
Name one animal describing their environment, adaptations, and type of adaptation
(Possible Answer) Koala: Environment- Australia Adaptations- Have apposable, modified index finger that acts as a second thumb. Type- Structural
500
What is ampullae of Lorenzini?
An electric sense system used by fish
500
Name the five adaptations of a snake
Its form Unusually flexible jaw mechanism Forked tongues Variety of colors/patterns Behavioral
500
Name three birds and their adaptations.
Flamingo - Seperating mud and silt from food Curlew - Probing the shoreline for worms Brown Creeper - Probing under bark of trees for insects and spiders Eagle - Strong beak with hooked upper jaw to tear flesh Spoonbill - Sweeping back and forth through shallow water to shovel small fishes Skimmer - Lower jaw to scoop fish from water Hummingbird - Used like a straw sticking it into flowers to sip on nectar Heron - Spear-like bill for stabbing fish, frogs, and shellfish
500
What do plants do to reach sunlight in a Tropical Rainforest?
They climb/ grow on other plants.
500
What animal lives in Alaska?
(Possible Answer) Sea Otter