Structural Adaptations
Name one animal that uses camouflage to help them blend in with their surroundings.
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What adaptation do bears have that help them to survive the long, cold winters?
Hibernation
Name the coldest biome.
Tundra
How did seagulls on the Galapagos Island evolve to help them survive?
Their pupils (eyes) got bigger to help them see at night.
Name an adaptation that a plant might have that helps it survive.
Aguave plants have teeth to prevent animals from drinking its water, cacti have needles to stop animals from drinking their water, etc.
Name a structural adaptation that giraffes have that help them survive.
Long neck, brown spots to blend in, long tongue
How do giraffes help to keep the other animals in the Savannah safe?
When the giraffes start running, it means they've seen a predator. This tells other animals to run away too.
What is the other name for the Coniferous Forest?
Taiga
Why are iguanas unique on the Galapagos Island?
They are water iguanas--an animal not found anywhere else on the planet!
True or False: There are many forests in the Tundra.
False
True or False: Many earthworms regenerate, or make new, segments when segments on the end are separated from its body.
True
Some animals travel to find more food or a better place to live. Name this process.
Migration
What is the name of the biome that you live in?
Deciduous Forest
What animal can only be found on the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica?
Penguins
What are the names of plants who retain (or keep) a lot of water inside of them called?
Succulents
Name a way that an elephant uses its trunk help it to survive.
To reach up into trees, to get water from the ground, and to make noises to communicate.
What are animals that come out at night called?
Nocturnal
It has all four seasons: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
How did finches beak's evolve to help them survive on the Galapagos Islands?
They got bigger so that they could eat the big seeds that remained on the island.
What makes the trees in the Deciduous Forest so unique?
They change color and lose their leaves
Name a structural adaptation that would help an animal survive living in the desert.
Small ears, light colored skin, cold-blooded
Name a behavioral adaptation that would help an animal survive living in the desert.
They burrow into the ground to stay cool, they are nocturnal
What is the largest land biome on Earth?
Taiga
What was the name of the man who came up with the Theory of Evolution based on his observations of the Galapagos Islands?
Charles Darwin
Describe a conifer tree (the trees that make up the forests in the Taiga).
They are pine trees that don't lose their leaves. They stay green year-round. They have cones.