Plant and Animal Adaptation

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

• hibernation

• migration

Which is an adaptation of plants to living in an ocean?

• rigid trunks and leaves

• flexible leaves and stems

• storage of water in trunk for dry years

• transparent leaves to hide from leopard sharks

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How do floating seeds help coconuts survive?

• Their seeds get from one island to another. When one island is washed away, that's not the end of them.

• Ants can have parties on the floating coconuts.

• It doesn't help them. Coconut trees are extinct.

• People can play games with the floating coconuts, such as coconut water polo and coconut bowling.

Why does a water lily have air spaces inside its stems?

• A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that it can make music.

• A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that so that rhinoceroses won't eat it.

• A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that you can find it in the dark.

• A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that it can float.

Why do low-growing plants in the rain forest have brightly colored flowers?

• Their bright flowers help them look good on Hawaiian shirts.

• Their bright flowers keep carnivores from seeing them.

• Their bright flowers attract pollinators, such as birds and insects.

• Their bright flowers help them keep their temperature inside at a constant 98.6 degrees.

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Why do some plants on the rain forest floor have huge, slippery leaves?

• They need huge leaves to scare away the other plants and being slippery lets them run away if another plant grabs them.

• They need huge leaves because they don't want the other plants to think they are weaklings.

• They are slippery so that poisonous frogs can't climb them.

• They need huge leaves because there isn't much light down there, and being slippery lets the extra rain drip right off.

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How long does it take plants and animals to adapt?

• less than a minute

• a very long time

• 3 hours

• 5 days

Some animals move great distances as the seasons change.  What is this called?

• hibernation

• migration

• habitat

• coloration

What type of adaptation would most likely help a polar bear?

• Layer of fat to keep warm

• Light coat to keep cool

• Claws to help swim

• Bright colored fur to deter predators

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What adaptation would help ocean plants?

• Shallow roots at the surface of the ocean floor to fight the currents

• Roots grow down to anchor the plant to the seabed in order to fight the currents

• Thorns to protect against predators

• Drip-tips to help with water run-off

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