Animal Adaptations

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What is an adaptation?

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A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.

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This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold.

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hibernation

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An example of a physical adaptation is...

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The spikes on a porcupine fish

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Why do some animals hibernate?

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Their food supply is smaller in the winter.

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An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

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Camouflage

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Which of these BEST describes how some birds survive when the weather gets cold? a. They store twigs and sticks in their nest, b. They migrate to a warmer climate, c. They grow more feathers to stay warm in the winter, d. They hide in bushes and wait for warm weather

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They migrate to a warmer climate

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Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called? Options: hibernation, migration, habitat, coloration

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migration

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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...?

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mimicry

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Which example below is a behavioral adaptation? Options: A seal's layer of blubber keeps it warm., A pack of wolves chase a moose., A cheetah's spots make it hard to see., A turtle's shell protects it from predators.

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A pack of wolves chase a moose.

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A baby turtle crawling towards the ocean right after it's born is called?

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instinct behavior