Investigating Adaptations in Plants and Animals

A trait that helps a living thing survive.

• instinct
• mimicry
• camouflage
• adaptation

Something that allows a living thing to blend into its surroundings.

• adaptation
• instinct
• camouflage
• mimicry

something that an animal is born with

• adaptation
• instinct
• mimicry
• camouflage

Something in which one kind of living thing looks like another kind

• adaptation
• instinct
• mimicry
• camouflage

Which foot is best suited for a wet environment?

• Clawed foot with talon 
• Human-like foot
• Webbed foot
• Small clawed foot without a talon 

I live in the tundra. What adaptation will not help me survive in this environment?

• hibernation
• ability to store food
• growing thick fur
• swinging from trees

Camouflage is used to attract predators.  

• True
• False

Desert plants need shallow roots so they can collect water quickly.

• True
• False

Plants with deeper roots are able to absorb more water than plants with shallow roots. 

• True
• False

I am an animal that lives in the arctic. I have adaptations that allow me to survive in my environment. Which of the following is an adaptation that will allow me to survive the arctic?

• thick white fur 
• speed
• digging in the ground 
• short, fluffy tail