Adaptations Survival Basics

Worm Traits: worms can either eat at night time or during the day time

Which worms are more likely to survive an owl that hunts at night?

• Night time worms

• Day time worms

• Worms that eat both day and night

• Worms that do not eat

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Worm Traits: worms can either eat at night time or during the day time

Which worms are more likely to survive a hawk that hunts during the day time?

• Worms that eat during the day

• Worms that eat at night

• Worms that eat both day and night

• Worms that do not eat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Bear Traits: bears with thick fur coats and bears with thin fur coats

As global temperatures continue to rise, which bears are more likely to survive?

• Ones with thick fur coats

• Ones with thin fur coats

• Ones with medium fur coats

• Ones with no fur coats

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Some lizards can run quickly across open sand (no hiding spaces), while others move more slowly.
If their desert habitat loses most of its hiding places due to a storm, which lizards are more likely to survive?

• slower moving lizards

• faster moving lizards

• lizards that can hide

• lizards that find water to drink

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Rabbit Traits: rabbits that eat grass or rabbits that eat berries

If all the berries die, which rabbits are more likely to survive?

• Only grass

• Only berries

• Only flowers

• Berries and grass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Rabbit Traits: rabbits that eat grass or

rabbits that eat berries or

rabbits that eat grass AND berries

If all the grass dies, which rabbits are more likely to survive?

• Rabbits that eat grass

• Rabbits that eat leaves

• Rabbits that eat berries

• Rabbits that eat grass and berries

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Lizard Traits: lizards with long tails that look like snakes or

lizards with short tails

Lizards with what tail length are more likely to NOT get eaten?

• Short tails

• Medium tails

• Long tails

• No tails

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Jackals are predators (eaters) of ostriches.

Ostrich Traits: ostriches that run fast or

ostriches that run slow

If the population of Jackals increases, which ostriches are more likely to survive?

• Ostriches that run faster

• Ostriches that are larger

• Ostriches that can fly

• Ostriches that run slower

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Mouse Traits: mice with brown fur or mice with white fur

If the ground is covered in snow, which mice are more likely to survive predators?

• Mice with no fur

• Mice with brown fur

• Mice with white fur

• Mice with black fur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Fish Traits: fish that swim near the surface or fish that swim deep underwater

If fishing nets are mostly used near the surface, which fish are more likely to survive?

• Fish that swim deep underwater

• Fish that swim near the surface

• Fish that swim in both areas

• Fish that do not swim

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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