Animal Adaptations and Food Chains

1. What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
• The food that an animal eats.
• How energy moves in a food web.

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

• hibernation
• migration

How do adaptations help animals?

• To hide from predators
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

An arctic fox's coat changes color to blend into its surroundings. This is called________

• hibernation
• camouflage
• locomotion
• mimicry

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

Why do animals like 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

A dog playing fetch is an example of?

• inherited trait
• learned behavior 

spider spinning a web

• learned behavior
• instinct

A chimpanzee using a tool to get ants

• learned behavior
• instinct

Squirrel hibernating

• learned behavior
• instinct