Skip to content
Back to quiz
6. What is the use of camouflage?
- So the prey does not see the predator coming, and so the prey cannot be noticed by the predator.
- Animals always enjoy a game of hide and seek.
- The animal's skin is adapted to look beautiful amongst its surroundings.
- So each of the animals have some experience in acting like a chameleon.
7. Why would short roots help a plant to survive?
- So that animals who eat them are able to pull them out with ease.
- So that it doesn't need to use much energy to grow roots to reach water.
- So that it can take nutrients from the surface of the soil.
- So that it can be pulled out easily by gardeners.
8. Why do plants often reduce the surface area of their leaves?
- Because it looks cool.
- To reduce heat loss.
- To reduce water loss.
- To fit in with the other plants around them.
9. In which parts can a plant store its water?
- The ground they reside in
- Petals
- Stems
- Seeds
10. What helps animals to cool down in hot and dry climates?
- The surface area of the thinly skinned areas of their bodies, like their ears, is usually very small.
- Staying active in the early morning and late evening.
- Having a layer of blubber beneath their skins.
- Having a thick fur coat to prevent heat from entering.
11. Which of the following is a special adaption for a carnivore?
- Becoming invisible
- Competing over food
- Having a wide taste of food
- Competing to avoid being prey
12. Venus flytrap survive by trapping flies and digesting them. Why?
- Because it lives by its name. It is called a flytrap, therefore it finds it rude to not trap flies.
- Because they do not have a structure similar to other plants, and cannot produce their own food. Therefore, to survive, it eats flies.
- Because the grow in bogs, which has soil with very few nutrients.
- Because they are adapted to only digest flies and cannot photosynthesise.
13. Which is a non-living factor that affects the distribution of polar bears?
- Temperature
- pH
- Rainfall
- Sunlight
- Strength of wind
14. What reduces the energy loss of animals in the Arctic?
- Having soft and silky fur.
- Having a thick fur coat.
- Staying active in the early morning and late evening.
- Having a layer or rubber beneath their skins.
15. How do plants acquire water in hot and dry climates?
- They have extensive root systems that spread over a wide area.
- They hibernate until it rains, when they begin to grow again.
- They tend to move towards water, moving around a millimetre each day.
- They start to wilt and pretend to die so that they can be watered.
16. Where do you loose the most body heat through?
- Body surface (mainly skin)
- Sleeping
- Breathing in and out
- Exercising excessively
17. What are the organisms that survive and reproduce in the most difficult conditions known as?
- Abnormal
- Outrageous
- Extremophiles
- Enzymes
18. What is a thermophile?
- Animals that have specially adapted organs that do not die and so work at very high temperatures.
- Animals that have specially adapted organs that do not die and so work at very low temperatures.
- Organisms that have specially adapted enzymes that do not denature and so work at very high temperatures.
- Organisms that have specially adapted enzymes that do not denature and so work at very low temperatures.
19. What do animals compete for?
- Food, territory and mates
- Mates, popularity and offspring
- Food, friends and popularity
- Territory, mates and offspring
20. Why is it important seeds are spread far away from the parent plant?
- Because parent plants want the offspring to take a look at the wider world.
- So that the offspring can find a new place to develop adaptations and survive there.
- So that the parent plant cannot take away most of the water, nutrients and light.
- So that the parent plant has no chances in killing the offspring.