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Understanding Animal Adaptations

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[Link] adaptation helps animals hide for either predators or prey. What is it?

d) hibernation

a) migration 5. An animal's body covering helps it to survive. Which group below is made up
of body coverings?
b) camouflage
a) fur, teeth, feathers, skin
c) instinct
b) feathers, fur, skin, scales
d) warning coloration
c) scales, fur, claws, skin
2. Any physical structure (body part or covering) or behavior that helps an animal
survive: d) bones, teeth, feet, eyes

a) habitat 6. Michael went to the circus and saw a seal balance a beach ball on its nose. This
is an example of a(an)...?
b) fur
a) camouflage
c) instinct
b) instinct
d) adaptation
c) learned behavior
3. A wasp beetle has the same body markings as a wasp. this helps the wasp
beetle because predators think it's a wasp. This adaptation is called...? d) mimicry

a) mimicry 7. What is an adaptation?

b) countershading a) The food that an animal eats.

c) behavior b) How energy moves in a food web.

d) camouflage c) A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.

4. Lions often hide in the tall grass while stalking their prey. This is an example of 8. A behavior an animal is born knowing how to do is called a(an)...?
how __________ helps them to survive.
a) instinct
a) mimicry
b) learned behavior
b) warning coloring
c) body covering
c) camouflage
d) camouflage d) coloration

9. Which one of these is an adaptation that monkeys have? 13. An arctic fox's coat changes color to blend into its surroundings. This is
called________
a) Long arms and legs good for climbing
a) locomotion
b) Gills that help them breathe
b) hibernation
c) A layer of blubber to keep them warm
c) mimicry
d) Webbed feet to help them climb
d) camouflage
10 . This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside
temperatures are cold: ______ 14. What is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

a) camoflauge a) A bears claws to climb

b) migration b) A kangaroos legs to hop

c) hibernation c) A spider spinning a web

11. How do adaptations help animals? d) A bird using its beak to tear apart food

a) To hide from predators 15. What is an example of a physical adaptation?

b) to survive in their habitats a) A bird building a web

c) to hunt for food b) A sloth's feet to climb

d) All of these are correct c) A penguin laying eggs

12. Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this d) A baby crying because it is hungry
called?

a)migration
What does it mean to CAMOUFLAGE?
b)habitat

c) hibernation
a)
when an animal hibernates during the winter. 3.

b) Which foot is best suited for a wet environment?

when an animal is able to change colors to survive in an enviornment a)

Human-like foot

c) b)

when a weak animal copies a stronger animal to warn of predators Small clawed foot without a talon

c)

2. Clawed foot with talon

d)

Some adaptations of a hawk are illustrated here. Webbed foot

Which of these adaptations most help the hawk keep other hawks out of its 4.
territory by warning them from far away?

a)
Some animals, such as lions, have pointed teeth, while other animals, such as
Brown head cattle, have flat teeth. The difference in the shape of these animals' teeth is most
closely related to--- (5.10A)
b)

Sharp claws
a)
c)
the type of predators the animals have
Loud call

d)
b)
Hollow bones
the type of organisms the animals consume

6.

c)

the habitat the animals live in Sea turtles are also different from land turtles because sea turtles cannot pull
their head or limbs into their shell to protect themselves from predators. how
does the head, shell shape, and flippers of sea turtles help the turtles escape their
d) predators?

the sounds the animals make


a)

5. Dig deep holes for their eggs

A chameleon lies next to a large blue flower so predators can NOT find it. This is b)
an example of Blend into their surroundings

a) c)
mimicry Swim and dive easily

b) d)
migration Hold their breath for several minutes

c) 7.
camouflage
Which structural adaptation allows the penguin to stay warm when diving in icy
water?
c)

a)
d)
The webbed feet

9.
b)

The flippers
A place where plants and animals live and grow is called a ____________. It
provides, food, water, shelter, and air.

c) a)

The feathers habitat

b)

d) shelter

The beak c)

organism

8. d)

Which bird beak is best adapted for opening hard-shelled nuts and seeds? tree

10.

a)

What is the structure that helps the duck swim in water?

b)
a)

webbed feet c)

protect themselves

b)

beak d)

get foodcience tes

c)

fin

d)

feathers

11.

Adaptations help animals ___________.

a)

survive

b)

all of the above

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