Adaptations

Which one is NOT one of the basic needs of animals?

• Food
• Water
• Shelter
• Migration

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

• shelter
• tree
• habitat
• organism

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The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:

• hibernation.
• behavior.
• migration.
• camouflage.

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The praying mantis looks very much like a blade of grass. What is it called when animals look like other animals or plants?

• camouflage
• mimicry
• locomotion
• hibernation

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Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?

• it changes color
• it has sharp quills
• it moves very rapidly
• it makes a loud noise

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Why do monkeys have long arms and tails?

• to hug each other
• to wrap around them to stay warm
• to swing quickly from tree branches
• to high-five each other

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This is a place where an animal is protected from other animals and weather.

• Oxygen
• environment
• adaptation
• shelter

What does it mean to hibernate?

• to change your physical characteristics
• to go in to a deep sleep during the winter
• to travel to a warmer location
• to blend in with the environment

When a cheetah teaches it's cub to hunt, this is called a  __________. 

• learned behavior
• predator
• physical characteristic
• migration

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Instinct or Learned Behavior?
Dogs pant when they are hot. 

• Instinct
• Learned

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