Adaptations to habitats
3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.3-LS4-3, NGSS.4-LS1-1 · England: KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritance
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Question 1
Adaptations: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Fish have gills to take oxygen from water.
- B. Cactus spines help reduce water loss and protect it from animals.
- C. An adaptation is a feature that helps a living thing survive in its habitat.
- D. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
Question 2
Why do ducks have webbed feet?
- A. to push through water when swimming
- B. to grip branches
- C. to keep their feet warm
- D. to dig burrows
Question 3
Adaptations: which statement is true?
- A. Animals choose to grow adaptations when they need them.
- B. Every animal can live in every habitat.
- C. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
- D. An adaptation is a feature that helps a living thing survive in its habitat.
Question 4
Adaptations: which statement is NOT true?
- A. An adaptation is a feature that helps a living thing survive in its habitat.
- B. Cactus spines help reduce water loss and protect it from animals.
- C. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
- D. Some animals use camouflage to hide from predators.
Question 5
An Arctic fox's coat turns white in winter. How does this help?
- A. It can swim faster.
- B. It scares other foxes.
- C. It stays cooler.
- D. It is camouflaged against the snow.
Question 6
Adaptations: which statement is true?
- A. Animals choose to grow adaptations when they need them.
- B. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
- C. Every animal can live in every habitat.
- D. Fish have gills to take oxygen from water.
Question 7
Adaptations: which statement is NOT true?
- A. An adaptation is a feature that helps a living thing survive in its habitat.
- B. Some animals use camouflage to hide from predators.
- C. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
- D. Fish have gills to take oxygen from water.
Question 8
How does a polar bear's thick layer of fat help it?
- A. It keeps the bear warm.
- B. It helps it see in the dark.
- C. It helps it breathe under water.
- D. It makes it lighter.
Question 9
Adaptations: which statement is true?
- A. Animals choose to grow adaptations when they need them.
- B. Every animal can live in every habitat.
- C. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
- D. An adaptation is a feature that helps a living thing survive in its habitat.
Question 10
Adaptations: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Some animals use camouflage to hide from predators.
- B. Cactus spines help reduce water loss and protect it from animals.
- C. Animals choose to grow adaptations when they need them.
- D. Fish have gills to take oxygen from water.
Question 11
Why do camels have wide, flat feet?
- A. to climb trees
- B. so they do not sink into soft sand
- C. to dig for water
- D. to swim fast
Question 12
Adaptations: which statement is true?
- A. Animals choose to grow adaptations when they need them.
- B. Every animal can live in every habitat.
- C. Fish have gills to take oxygen from water.
- D. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
Question 13
Adaptations: which statement is NOT true?
- A. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
- B. Cactus spines help reduce water loss and protect it from animals.
- C. Fish have gills to take oxygen from water.
- D. Some animals use camouflage to hide from predators.
Question 14
How does a polar bear's thick layer of fat help it?
- A. It keeps the bear warm.
- B. It makes it lighter.
- C. It helps it breathe under water.
- D. It helps it see in the dark.
Question 15
Adaptations: which statement is true?
- A. Every animal can live in every habitat.
- B. Some animals use camouflage to hide from predators.
- C. Animals choose to grow adaptations when they need them.
- D. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
Question 16
Adaptations: which statement is NOT true?
- A. A giraffe's neck grew longer because its parents stretched.
- B. Fish have gills to take oxygen from water.
- C. Cactus spines help reduce water loss and protect it from animals.
- D. An adaptation is a feature that helps a living thing survive in its habitat.
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