Plant and Animal Adaptations

What is an adaptation?

• The food that an animal eats

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive

• How energy moves in a food web

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This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold:

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

How do adaptations help animals?

• to hunt for food

• To survive in their habitats

• all of these are correct

• to find a mate

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An example of a physical adaptation is...

• a viper biting when threatened

• a turtle hiding inside of its shell

• a rabbit borrowing underground

An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• mimicry

• camouflage

• migration

Why might a plant produce thorns on its stem?

• to catch prey

• to look pretty

• to attract animals

• To protect itself

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Why might a tree have thick bark?

• To help protect itself from cold weather

• to appear bigger to animals

• to reach water down below

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 reach the water down below

• to spread seeds to new places

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Why might leaves have a wax coating?

• to absorb more water

• to repel more water

• to attract insects

Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?

• Thin skin

• large eyes

• long, strong legs

• webbed feet