Animal Adaptation Jeopardy 🐻🐒🦉🐥🐯

Adaptations 1

100

Which determines what type of ecosystem an organism lives in?

a.) An organism lives in the biggest ecosystem that it can find.

b.) An organism will live in an ecosystem with the most other organisms.

c.) The organism will live in the ecosystem that meets its needs.

d.) An organism will live in the ecosystem with the most water

c.) The organism will live in the ecosystem that meets its needs. 

200

What would be a possible relationship between fish and water in a lake ecosystem?

a.) Fish don't need water

b.) Fish pollute the water

c.) The fish need water to live

d.) The water needs fish

c.) The fish need water to live

300

Which adaptation could help a rabbit sense a wolf that it is behind him so it can escape?

a.) thick fur

b.) Large ears

c.) cotton tail

d.) sharp teeth

b.) Large ears

Adaptations 2

100

Where would an animal with thick white fur and a layer of fat most likely live?

a.) desert

b.) stream

c.) grassland

d.) polar region

d.) polar region

200

Which adaptation would you expect to find on a bird that swims?

a.) feet with curling toes

b.) feet with large hooks

c.) feet with feathers

d.) feet with webbing

d.) feet with webbing

300

Where would an animal with webbed feet most likely live?

a.) in a tree

b.) in the desert

c.) near a stream

d.) on the polar ice

c.) near a stream

Adaptations 3

100

Which adaptation would most likely help a mountain lion catch deer?

a.) thick fur

b.) a long tail

c.) strong legs

d.) small ears

c.) strong legs

200

Birds' beaks have changed over time to fit their survival needs. What is the purpose of their bird beak adaptation?

a.) birds belong to the same species

b.) birds have similar beaks

c.) birds have the same shelters

d.) birds' beaks have changed to eat the food available to them.

d.) birds' beaks have changed to eat the food available to them.

300

Thinking about a river/stream ecosystem- Give me an example of a living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) part of an ecosystem and their role.  

Responses may vary.