Adaptations of Terrestrial Organisms Trivia Quiz

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Animals leading Terrestrial life habits and ways of Living have different types of adaptations. For example, cursorial adaptations-it is for walkers and runners, fossorial adaptation- it is for borrowers and diggers, scansorial or arboreal adaptation- it is for climbers and fliers, desert adaptation- it is for water/ rainless area conservators, and cave adaptation. So take this quiz and increase your knowledge about the adaptations of terrestrial organisms.

Questions Excerpt


1. Which one of the following is an example of cursorial adaptation?

A. Kangaroo

B. Cat

C. Monkey

D. Gila monster

2. Which of the following are the examples of fossorial adaptation?

A. Mole

B. Desert snake

C. Limbless lizard

D. All of these

3. In which adaptation, animals usually have a short tail or vestigial tail?

A. Cursorial adaptations

B. Fossorial adaptations

C. Scansorial adaptation

D. Desert adaptations

4. Mole..... Are vestigial due to little utility in dark burrows.

A. Nose

B. Ear

C. Teeth

D. Eye

5. Mostly fossorial animals have long....... That helps in digging.

A. Tail

B. Ear

C. Snout

D. All of these

6. Which one of the following is the example of scansorial adaptation?

A. Flying squirrel

B. Limbless lizards

C. Duck billed Platypus

D. Spiny anteaters

7. Which animal doesn't show desert adaptations?

A. Camel

B. Gila monster

C. Flightless birds

D. Spiny lizard

8. Spiny lizard absorbs water from its......... Which acts like blotting paper.

A. Mouth

B. Body surface

C. Both of these

D. None of these

9. Uromastix store water in special water pocket in.......

A. Lungs

B. Kidneys

C. Stomach

D. Intestine

10. Which of the following show cave adaptation?

A. Reptiles

B. White footed Mouse

C. Both of these

D. None of these

 

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