Technology and adaptation

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Technology

any computer, like a smart phone, desktop, or laptop

the application of what we know from science in order to innovate the world we live in.

basically, anything that people ever made

the study of computers and how they work

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An improvement of an existing technology.

version

innovation

model

prototype

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Birds from the north migrate to the South to _______________.

Sleep through the cold winter months

Find food in warmer regions during the winter

Sleep through the hot summer months

Go on vacation

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a way an eagle has adapted to help it get food?

Small beak for seeds

Webbed feet to swim

Sharp talons to grab prey

Oil on its feathers to help it shed water.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Hibernation is an example of _______________.

Behavioral Adaptation

Migration

Physical Adaptation

Camouflage

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Thick fur and blubber are examples of __________________.

Behavioral adaptations

Physical Adaptations

Camouflage

Hibernation

7.

Fill in the Blank

1 min

1 pt

When an otter uses a rock to break a shell open, the rock is a ____.

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Select the best answer- When a chimpanzee uses a stick as a tool to get termites, this is technology because it is improving the way the chimp gathers _____________.

adaptation

resources

technology

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The opposable thumb, being bipedal (walking on two legs), and the shoulder are all examples of ____________.

adaptations

technology

tools

resources

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is one similarity between adaptation and technology.

They both make gathering resources easier.

They can be taught and learned.

They can be passed on by DNA.

They are created randomly.

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

What is the best definition of animal adaptation?

Changes to an animal's diet.

Biological characteristics that help animals survive.

Characteristics of an animal's habitat.

Skills learned in order to hunt.

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

Animals who travel to warmer habitats in the winter to escape the cold are using which behavioral adaptation?

Mimicry

Camouflage

Hibernation

Migration

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

When animals go into a deep sleep during the winter, they are using which behavioral adaptation?

Hibernation

Mimicry

Migration

Camouflage

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Bird beaks are adapted to the type of food they eat. Which of the birds pictured below has a beak suitable for cracking and eating small seeds?

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Giraffes are animals that live in the grasslands of Africa. They have extremely long necks and long tongues. These two adaptations most likely help them –

travel quickly across the plains

reach food high in the trees

defend themselves against predators

tolerate the heat of their environment

16.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The first known technological inventions were:

Stone tools

Wheels

Torches

None of the above

17.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

In 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse invented easy way to communicate from different places. His invention was the:

Cell phone

Email

Telegraph

Walkie-Talkie

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which is not an example of technology?

A chimp using a stick to gather termites

A hand with an thumb

An otter using a rock to break open a shell

A human throwing a spear

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