Adaptations

Why might some plants have thorns?

• to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
• to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
• to take in nutrients from the air
• to provide shade for the plant

Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?

• to protect the plant from sun damage
• to take in as much light as possible
• to spread seeds to new places
• to reach water down below

Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

• mimicry
• camouflage
• hibernation
• migration

What do we call traits that increase an individual's chance to survive and reproduce?

• Maladaptations
• Adaption
• Variations
• Adaptations

The ears of this fox are an example of...

• A behavioral adaptation
• Poor breeding
• A physical adaptation
• Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong

Why Do aniamals Adapt?

• To make their life better
• To Survive in their envorment.
• To make people happy
• ALL of the above

This word means to move from one place to another and back again.

• migrate
• hibernate

Fur color, long limbs, strong jaws, and the ability to run fast are examples of _________.

• Behavioral adaptaions

• Structural adaptions

Both plants and animals will benefit from adaptations to improve their chances to survive.

• True

• False

Hibernation...

• allows animals to survive when food sources are scarce, conserve energy, and protects them from predators.

• allows animals to move to warmer places.

• allows animals resemble an unpleasant animal and protect itself against predators.