Day 10 Review: Adaptations & Life Cycles

The characteristics of four different types of plants are listed in the table below. Determine which environment each plant is best adapted to live in.

Choose ONE correct answer for each box.

a

b

c

Prairie

Rainforest

Desert

The bearberry plant is a low-growing evergreen with leathery leaves and silky hairs that provide protection from the cold and wind. How does growing low to the ground benefit the bearberry plant?

• It offers plant protection from consumers.

• It allows the plant to collect more snow.

• It enables the plant to absorb more sunlight.

• It provides plant protection from the cold and wind.

Which statement best supports the answer to question 2?

• The bearberry plant lives in a cold, windy environment, such as a wetland.

• The bearberry plant lives in a cold, windy environment, such as a tundra.

• The bearberry plant lives in a cold, windy environment, such as a rainforest.

• The bearberry plant lives in a cold, windy environment, such as a desert.

Ducks and fish are both aquatic organisms. What structure of each organism allows them to move through water?

Explain the difference between complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis.

At which stage in a plant’s life cycle can it produce seeds?

What structure do these organisms have in common, and how does this structure benefit the organisms?

Is the barn owl more likely to be a predator or prey? Explain.

In which environment would these organisms most likely live?