Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: C-10 of 36

Adapting to Survive Name: _________________________________

Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science Answer the following questions based on the reading passage.
Dont forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to
nd or conrm your answers.
Living things adapt to their environment so they
can survive. An organism adapts when it develops
a behavior that makes it more likely to survive. It can 1) What are the two main ways that an organism adapts?
also adapt by forming a physical characteristic or body
part that helps it survive.
In a forest biome, some trees grow taller than the
other plants around them. This lets them reach the 2) What is one animal adaptation you read about in
sunlight. Growing taller is an adaptation that helps the passage?
trees survive. Shorter plants have adapted with their
behavior. They have learned to live in the shade with
less sunlight.
Animals in the forest have a wide variety of
3) Is the animal adaptation you chose a physical or
adaptations. Monkeys have long tails. They can use behavioral adaptation?
them almost like another hand. This helps them swing
quickly through the tops of trees. They can even
do this while holding their babies or gathering food.
Giraffes need to reach leaves at the tops of tall trees.
4) What is one plant adaptation you read about in the
Having a long neck is an adaptation that allows them passage?
to do this.
Some animals adaptations prevent other animals
from wanting to eat them. A skunks horrible smell
makes larger animals choose something else to eat.
5) Is the plant adaptation you chose a physical or
Even plants sometimes protect themselves in this behavioral adaptation?
way. Roses and acacia trees both have dangerous
thorns. The thorns prevent animals from eating
their leaves.

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 Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: C-10 of 36

Adapting to Survive Key

Name: _________________________________
Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science Answer the following questions based on the reading passage.
Dont forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to
nd or conrm your answers.
Living things adapt to their environment so they
Actual answers may vary.
can survive. An organism adapts when it develops
a behavior that makes it more likely to survive. It can 1) What are the two main ways that an organism adapts?
also adapt by forming a physical characteristic or body
by changing its behavior or its physical characteristics
part that helps it survive.
In a forest biome, some trees grow taller than the
other plants around them. This lets them reach the 2) What is one animal adaptation you read about in
sunlight. Growing taller is an adaptation that helps the passage?
trees survive. Shorter plants have adapted with their
a monkeys tail or a giraffes neck or a skunks smell
behavior. They have learned to live in the shade with
less sunlight.
Animals in the forest have a wide variety of
3) Is the animal adaptation you chose a physical or
adaptations. Monkeys have long tails. They can use behavioral adaptation?
them almost like another hand. This helps them swing
trees grow tall or short plants learn to live with
quickly through the tops of trees. They can even
do this while holding their babies or gathering food. less sunlight or roses and acacia trees grow thorns
Giraffes need to reach leaves at the tops of tall trees.
4) What is one plant adaptation you read about in the
Having a long neck is an adaptation that allows them passage?
to do this.
Some animals adaptations prevent other animals trees - physical; short plants - behavioral; roses and
from wanting to eat them. A skunks horrible smell acacia trees - physical
makes larger animals choose something else to eat.
5) Is the plant adaptation you chose a physical or
Even plants sometimes protect themselves in this behavioral adaptation?
way. Roses and acacia trees both have dangerous
thorns. The thorns prevent animals from eating Students choice
their leaves.

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