Download Adaptations Test

Adaptations-Surviving in Ecosystems
Study Guide
Test Date: Thursday November 7th
Adaptation: A trait or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment
Accommodation: An individual’s response to a change in its ecosystem
Camouflage: An adaptation in which an organism blends in with its environment
Extinct: When all the individuals of a species are no longer living
Endangered: Very few of a species are left; close to becoming extinct
Hibernate: Deep rest or sleep through cold winter
Migrate: To move to warmer temperatures during cold winter
Mimicry: When a species has traits that resemble another species
While there are only 8 new words, the test has 24 questions. There are 5 multiple choice
questions from previous material. The questions from the new material are both multiple choice
and fill in the blank. It is not all memorizing the definition, but applying what you know. An
example is, “Of the following, what is the best example of camouflage.” The choices would
include examples and non-examples of camouflage.