Kinchler - Sexual & Asexual Reproduction / Adaptations

An adaptation is:

• A place where an organism lives

• A characteristic that improves the organism’s ability to survive

• A stage in an organism’s live

• An organism’s genes

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptation?

• Eye color

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Webbed feet

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An arctic fox’s coat changes color to blend into its surroundings.  This is an example of a ….

• Structural adaptation

• Behavioral adaptation

• Functional adaptation

A color or pattern that allows an animal to look like or act like another animal is called ________.

• Migration

• Metamorphosis

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

Which is NOT an example of an animal's behavioral adaptation?

• Taking flight

• Migration

• Playing dead

• Claws

Which of the following is NOT an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• a bird singing a song to attract a mate

• humans building igloos

• fish gills for breathing

• salmon migrating upriver to breed

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a structural adaptation?

• nest building

• beak length

• fur color

• litter size

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

• to take in as much light as possible

• to spread seeds to new places

• to protect the plant from sun damage

• to reach water that is underground

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What is one reason that plants have a strong scent and colorful flowers?

• to shed extra water off the plants

• to take in nutrients from the soil

• to attract animals to spread its pollen

• to conserve water during dry periods

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What is one possible reason for seeds to have hooks or barbs?

• to protect themselves from sunlight

• to stick to animals and steal nutrients from them

• to get attached to passing animals and be carried away

• to stay warm in the winter