P6 Adaptations Mini Speed Quiz

Structural adaptations are modifications of body parts that help organisms obtain food or protect themselves.

• True

• False

Many gill filaments increase the surface area for gaseous exchange so an organism can take in oxygen from the air.

• True

• False

Gill chambers are special spaces in an organism that are filled with dissolved oxygen so the animal can go on land.

• True

• False

Some organisms like frogs and flatworms breathe through their soft and thin skin in water.

• True

• False

If the air tube of an organism is not allowed to extend from the surface of the water, it can do so underwater.

• True

• False

Air bubbles trapped by organisms allow them to stay underwater for certain periods of time.

• True

• False

Some animals like dugongs have special nostrils that they can shut while they are underwater.

• True

• False

A streamlined body shape increases an organism's resistance to moving in its surroundings.

• True

• False

Flippers are an effective way to move around in water as they act like paddles.

• True

• False

The bones of flightless birds are hollow to reduce their body volume.

• True

• False