Sunken Treasures: Adaptations, Nutritional Relationships, & Fossils Game

Sunken Treasures: Adaptations, Nutritional Relationships, & Fossils Game 5th Grade Science

Level One < > Level One

$200 Any body part, behavior, or capability that increases an animal's ability to survive in its environment. A. Environment B. Habitat C. Adaptation D. Ecosystem

$400 Which bird has a beak that is best adapted for cracking seeds? A. B. C. D.

$600 The student wants to find out how these birds get the energy they need to live. Which investigation would best help the student answer this question? A using the Internet to learn where these birds live B counting the number of these birds near his school D asking the teacher if other animals eat these birds C observing what these birds eat every day for a week

$800 Coloration that blends in with the surrounding environment? A. Camouflage B. Ecosystem C. Environment D. Biome

$1000 If an animal no longer exists it is said to be? A. Endangered B. Camouflage C. Migration D. Extinct

Level Two < > Level Two

$2000 An animal called a sea anemone uses stinging cells to capture prey. Although this animal looks like a flower, it must get energy from which source? A. ocean water B. soil C. other organisms D. sunlight

$4000 Which best describes how a hawk obtains energy differently than an oak tree? • The hawk absorbs • energy from the sun. B. The hawk absorbs energy from the soil. C. The hawk breathes in carbon dioxide. D. The hawk consumes other organisms.

$6000 When an animal looks very much like another animal? A. Hibernation B.Mimicry C. Learned behavior D. Conservation

$8000 A(n) _______ is a behavior that is built into an animal’s nervous system and handed on genetically from 1 generation to another. Example: a Bird migrating in the winter. A. Learned behavior B. Environment C. Biome D. Instinct

$10000 Behaviors that animals are not born with are ________ ______________? A. Counter shading B. Learned behaviors C. Endangered Species D. Instinctive behaviors

Level Three < > Level Three

$20000 Many desert lizards spend daylight hours under rocks. This behavior is mainly a response to which part of the environment? A. high temperatures B. lack of rain C. shifting sand D. high winds

$40000 A. fox B. mouse In this food web, which organism is the predator? C. grass D. rabbit

$60000 Which organism obtains energy in the same way as a tree? A. grass B. lizard C. Jack rabbit D. Field mouse

$80000 Which best describes the role of the deer in the food chain diagram? A. Tertiary consumer; predator B. Producer C. Primary consumer & prey D. Primary consumer & host

$100000 Which physical adaptation would most help an animal survive in this pond environment? A. long, dark fur B. Webbed feet C. Thick blubber D. Scaly skin

Level Four < > Level Four

$200000 The feet and legs of this animal were most likely used for _____. A. Running B. Climbing trees C. Swimming D. Grasping prey

$400000 The picture shows the fossilized skull of an extinct animal. What did this animal most likely eat? A. Grass B. Other animals C. Insects D. Dead material

$600000 Which type of organism receives the most of the Sun’s energy? A. Producers B. Tertiary Consumers C. Primary Consumers D. Secondary consumers

$800000 Animals that eat both plants and animals are known as __________. Choose the best answer. A. carnivores B. herbivores C. consumers D. omnivores

$1000000 How do plants obtain energy differently than animals? A. eating other organisms B. photosynthesis C. creating sunlight D. hunting food sources

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Sunken Treasures: Adaptations, Nutritional Relationships, & Fossils Game