Q.1
Zebras live in large herds in a grassland habitat. How does a striped coat help them survive this habitat?
  • The white stripes help a zebra's fur trap the sun's warmth
  • The stripes make the zebras easy to spot for predators
  • The stripes help the zebras to cool down at night
  • The stripes are useful as camouflage
Q.2
What adaptation do sharks and penguins share?
  • They both have fins for swimming
  • They both have streamlined bodies for swimming
  • They both have feathers for warmth
  • They both have gills for breathing under water
Q.3
Many woodland birds have adapted short wings. What advantage does this give them?
  • Short wings help birds fly quietly
  • Short wings help birds fly between trees
  • Short wings help birds find more food
  • Short wings keep birds cooler in the summer
Q.4
What does adaptation mean?
  • Animals and plants like their habitats
  • Animals and plants decide to change their habitats
  • Animal and plant species develop characteristics over time which help them survive their habitats
  • Animals and plants learn to thrive in their habitats
Q.5
Woodlands can be very dark. What do woodland plants often have so they can survive with less light?
  • Large flat leaves
  • Thin spiky leaves
  • Pale green leaves
  • No leaves
Q.6
Cacti have adapted to live in some of the driest habitats on earth. Which of the following characteristics helps the cactus survive with little rainfall?
  • A shallow, widespread root system
  • Green bark
  • Colourful flowers
  • Large leaves
Q.7
Which adaptations in camels do protect them from their sandy habitat?
  • A double row of long eyelashes
  • Bushy eyebrows
  • A long neck
  • Nostrils which can close
Q.8
Which of these features protects seaweed from being damaged by powerful waves?
  • Seaweed's green colour
  • Seaweed's toughness and flexibility
  • Seaweed's slimy texture
  • Seaweed's nutritional value
Q.9
Many mammals living in the Arctic have fur which changes in what way over the course of the year?
  • It becomes white in the late spring
  • It grows thicker in the summer months
  • It completely falls out in the summer
  • It changes colour in the winter
Q.10
Fawns (baby deer) have spotted coats. This adaptation is suited to which habitat?
  • The seashore
  • Mountains
  • Desert
  • Woodland
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