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Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations

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Science

4th - 5th Grade

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Easy

NGSS
4-LS1-1, 3-LS4-2, 3-LS3-2

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Standards-aligned

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Jennifer Phillips

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14 Slides • 10 Questions

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Animal Adaptations

Structural and Behavioral

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Open Ended

What does the word "adapt" mean to you?

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Open Ended

What could be a structural adaptation of an elephant?

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What could be a structural adaptation for a whale?

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Open Ended

What could be a structural adaptation for a duck?

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Open Ended

What could be a structural adaptation of a polar bear?

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Open Ended

What could be a structural adaptation for a giraffe?

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would NOT be a benefit of a chameleon being able to change colors?

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hide from predators

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hunt for food

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run faster

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attract a mate

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Fill in the Blank

A___________________adaptation is a physical characteristic that allows a plant or animal to be able to survive in their environment.

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Multiple Choice

An opossum "playing dead" to avoid being attacked by a predator

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structural adaptation

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behavioral adaptation

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Multiple Choice

Siberian hamsters grow new fur depending on the season. During the summer they grow light brown fur; however, during the winter they grow white fur. These changes are examples of what survival technique?

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hibernation

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adaptation

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extinction

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metamorphosis

Animal Adaptations

Structural and Behavioral

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