Adaptations
Behavioral Adaptations
Food Chains
Ecosystems
Miscellaneous
100
A
Fish have a specific shape that enables them to move more quickly in water. This serves as an example of a
- mental adaptation.
- behavioral adaptation.
- physical adaptation.
- structural adaptation.
- physical adaptation.
100
Geese move to warmer climates in the winter to help them survive the cold winter months. What term is used to describe this adaptation?
a. behavioral adaptation
b. learned adaptation
c. migration
d. both a and c
e. both b and c
d. both a and c
100
What is the primary source of energy for all food chains?
a. Plants
b. Oxygen
c. Predators
d. The sun
d. The sun
100
What term is used to describe all the living and non-living things in a given area?
a. habitat
b. community
c. ecosystem
d. neighborhood
c. ecosystem
100
The owl butterfly has markings that look similar to an owl. What term is used to describe a physical adaptation that causes an animal to look similar to a dangerous or unpleasant animal?
a. Mimicry
b. Camouflage
c. Migration
d. Dormancy
a. Mimicry
200
Mockingbirds eat insects, berries and seeds. If hard seeds are the only food that is available, which birds are most likely to survive?
a. Those that sing the loudest
b. Those with the strongest beaks
c. Those with the longest tail feathers
d. Those that lay eggs with the most spots
b. Those with the strongest beaks
200
During the winter squirrels go into a state of lowered metabolism to help them survive during the cold months. What is the name for this behavioral adaptation?
a. camouflage
b. hibernation
c. migration
d. mimicry
b. hibernation
200
Bears eat berries, insects and fish. What term is used to describe animals that get energy from these sources?
a. Producer
b. Omnivore
c. Carnivore
d. Decomposer
b. Omnivore
200
The roots of mangrove trees provide a habitat for young fish and other animals. If a mangrove tree is removed from an area, which of the following is most likely to happen?
a. Some of the animals would move to another mangrove tree.
b. Most of the animals would grow up in the ocean.
c. All of the animals would find a way to survive.
d. Most of the animals would move onto land.
a. Some of the animals would move to another mangrove tree.
200
Ducks have webbed feet. For which function are a duck's webbed feet most likely adapted?
a. climbing
b. perching
c. swimming
d. walking
c. swimming
300
Which of the following is most likely to survive in its environment?
a. a white mouse on a green grassy field
b. a light colored squirrel in the dark forest
c. a white wolf on a snowy mountain
d. a moth with light colors in the dark forest
c. a white wolf on a snowy mountain
300
Not all individuals survive changes in their environment. If an organism is not adapted to a changed environment, what can it do to survive?
a. reproduce rapidly
b. move to a new location
c. develop variations to survive
d. change its body to match the new environment
b. move to a new location
300
Plants collect sunlight on their leaves and convert it to sugar through a process called photosynthesis. What role do plants play in the food chain?
a. Producer
b. Consumer
c. Decomposer
d. Prey
a. Producer
300
Burmese Pythons are an invasive species in the Florida Everglades. How has the increase in the population of Burmese Pythons most likely affected the native animal population?
a. It has helped native organisms to thrive
b. It has led to an overpopulation of the native organisms
c. It has made it harder for native organisms to survive
d. It has increased resources available to native organisms
c. It has made it harder for native organisms to survive
300
The rough green snake sometimes lives in a Florida habitat known as a hammock. The snake's color allows it to blend in with its background. What type of adaptation is the snake's color?
a. life-cycle adaptation
b. physical adaptation
c. behavioral adaptation
d. reproductive adaptation
b. physical adaptation
400
Which characteristic is NOT used to help an animal stay safe?
a. lungs
b. exoskeletons
c. scales
d. shells
a. lungs
400
Living things can inherit behavior, learn it from other creatures, or change their behavior because of their environment. Which example describes learned behavior in a living thing?
a. A sea turtle hatches and crawls towards the ocean.
b. Most humans begin to speak when they are one or two years old
c. Fireflies can produce light from their abdomens to attract mates.
d. Sunflowers are able to turn to face the Sun to help them grow.
b. Most humans begin to speak when they are one or two years old
400
Rabbits eat grass and seeds that they find near the ground. What terms best describe the rolls that rabbits play in the food chain?
a. Consumer and Producer
b. Predator and Prey
c. Consumer and Prey
d. Producer and Prey
c. Consumer and Prey
400
In the savannahs of Africa, elephants and giraffes both use acacia trees for food. What effect would moving these large animals away from the savannah MOST likely have?
a. the population of acacia trees would increase
b. the acacia trees would take over and less grass would grow
c. the population of smaller animals would increase due to a decrease in predators
d. large animals from other areas would migrate to the savannahs and eat all of the acacia trees
b. the acacia trees would take over and less grass would grow
400
Owls are nocturnal animals. This means that they sleep during the day and stay awake at night. What type of adaptation is this?
a. behavioral
b. life cycle
c. physical
d. reproductive
a. behavioral
500
Polar bears live in cold snowy environments. Imagine that their environment became warmer and forests began to grow where polar bears live. Which polar bears are most likely to survive?
a. larger bears
b. darker bears
c. less aggressive bears
d. more aggressive bears
b. darker bears
500
The state reptile of Florida is the American alligator. Reptiles rely on the environment to maintain their body temperature. Which behavioral adaptation below allows the alligator to control its body temperature?
a. Alligators mate in April and May.
b. Alligators bask in sunlight.
c. Alligators lay between 20 and 50 eggs.
d. Alligators eat turtles, small mammals and birds.
b. Alligators bask in sunlight.
500
The picture below shows an ocean bay food chain. Sea otters move into the ocean bay. They eat all the sea urchins. This change will cause:
a. kelp to have less food
b. crabs to have more food
c. sea ducks to have less food
d. arctic foxes to have more food
c. sea ducks to have less food
500
Animals which live in the same area must compete for resources. Which answer is the BEST example of this?
a. The cattle egret likes to stay close to grazing animals because when the grazing animals move, they stir up insects which the egrets like to eat.
b. Some species of orchid look like a female bee. This attracts male bees who leave pollen so that the orchid can reproduce.
c. Humans cut down forests and build roads in the Florida Everglades. The Florida panthers living there have less territory and their populations decline.
d. Rhesus monkeys were released into the wild along Florida's Silver river. The monkeys have adapted to the environment and have lived there for over 80 years.
c. Humans cut down forests and build roads in the Florida Everglades. The Florida panthers living there have less territory and their populations decline.
500
Which list shows a possible order in which energy moves through an ecosystem?
- herbivore, carnivore, Sun, producer,
- Sun, producer, herbivore, carnivore
- Sun, producer, predator, consumer
- producer, Sun, carnivore, herbivore
- Sun, producer, herbivore, carnivore