Animal Adaptations

Isabelle screams when confronted by a fake ghost. Her screaming is in reaction to a ___ from her environment.

• stimulus

• adaptation

• tropism

Ricky running away from a cockroach is an example of ____.

• tropism

• auxins

• photosynthesis

The leaves of a plant growing towards the light is an example of___.

• positive phototropism

• negative phototropism

• positive hydrotropism

The seedling's roots growing towards the water is an example of ___.

• positive hydrotropism

• positive geotropism

• positive gravitropism

The roots growing in the same direction as the arrow is an example of _____.

• positive gravitropism

• negative gravitropism

• positive phototropism

The stem and leaves growing in the opposite direction of the arrow is an example of ____.

• negative gravitropism

• positive gravitropism

• negative navitropism

A chameleon blending in with its environment is an example of ____.

• camouflage

• mimicry

• instinct

An organism pretending to be another organism in order to protect itself from predators is an example of ____.

• mimicry

• camouflage

• dishonesty

A chameleon blends in with its environment in order to _____ and ______.

• hide from its predators; hide from its prey

• pretend to be its predator; hide from its prey

• hide from Brother Rabbit; scare him

In a very cold climate, animals will reduce heat loss by using ____ such as thick fur or blubber.

• insulation

• isolation

• meditation