Animal Adaptation Practice

Which three materials are required for photosynthesis to take place?

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• soil

• sunlight

• water

A student states that plants need water to grow. The student plans an investigation to help support the argument with evidence. The diagrams represent four different setups.

Which setup will give the most evidence to support the student’s claim?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The picture shows flowers with an unusual shape. Which beak shape would BEST allow a bird to reach the nectar inside the flower?

• long and thin

• long and thick

• short and thin

• short and thick

A stilt is a bird found in wetlands. It wades in shallow water and has a slender, sharp beak. What does the stilt MOST LIKELY eat?

• seeds and nuts

• nectar and sap

• frogs and large fish

• insects and crustaceans

A safflower is a plant with a small seed that has a thick shell. Birds need to crack open the shell to eat the seed. Which type of beak would be BEST suited to eating safflower seeds?

• short and sharp

• short and strong

• long and slender (thin)

• long and pointed

The table shows typical temperatures in a gray wolf habitat. Which of these BEST describes a way that gray wolves adapt to survive the changing temperatures?

• Wolves develop a heavy coat in the fall and shed it in the spring.

• Each wolf's howl sounds different from the others.

• A wolf pack works together to find food in the fall.

• Wolves are most active at sunrise and sunset.

• plants with stems that store water and plants with large colorful flowers

• plants with large colorful flowers and plants with sharp thorns

• plants with sharp thorns and plants with long root systems

• plants with long root systems and plants with stems that store water

A characteristic that helps an organism survive is a(n)

• environment

• adaptation

• ecosystem

Parts of plants that use sunlight to produce sugar for a plant's food are called

• roots

• stem

• leaves

• flower

All of the living and nonliving things in an area make up a(n)

• metamorphosis

• photosynthesis

• adaptation

• environment