Animal Adaptation Study Guide

_____ is a physical feature or behavior that helps an animal get food, protect itself, move, or reproduce

• adaptation
• instincts

What is the scientific term for an animal that is eaten by another animal?

• predator
• dinner
• prey
• stupid

What is the scientific term for the ability to blend in with the surroundings?

• invisibility
• conservation
• ninja skills
• camouflage

What do animals need to survive?

• water
• sunlight
• a good doctor
• Diet Coke

How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape animals
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

An example of a physical adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell
• The spikes on a porcupine fish
• a rabbit burrowing underground
• a viper biting when threatened

An example of a behavioral adaptation is...

• A viper's venom
• An aardvark's long tongue
• The Slow Loris licking its toxic armpit
• An eagle's sharp talons

The ears of this fox are an example of...

• A behavioral adaptation
• Poor breeding
• A physical adaptation
• Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong

This is an example of...

• Bad housekeeping
• A behavioral adaptation
• A physical adaptation
• What it's like to live in a New York City apartment

Which adaptation would NOT help a hawk catch a mouse?

• Hollow Bones 
• Good eye sight
• Talons
• Camouflage