Animal Adaptations Vocabulary

An adaptation is any ________________ or feature that helps a living thing survive.

• camouflage
• habitats
• prey
• trait

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Adaptations such as ________________ can help an animal blend in with its surroundings.

• camouflage
• habitats
• prey 
• trait

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

Adaptations can also affect how an animal acts, such as how it catches its ______________.

• camouflage
• habitats
• prey
• trait

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Adaptations have allowed animals to thrive in all kinds of ______________.

• camouflage
• habitats
• prey
• trait

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Lizards change color to match their environments.  This is an example of _______________.

• prey
• camouflage
• habitats
• trait

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

A spider spinning a web to catch prey is a _________________ adaptation.

• behavioral
• environment
• physical
• predator

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

One animal that usually lives in a cold ______________ is a penguin.

• behavioral
• environment
• physical
• species

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

One ______________ feature of a lion is long, sharp teeth.

• enviornment
• physical
• predator
• species

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

A wolf is a ____________ that hunts small animals for food.

• environment
• physical
• predator
• behavioral

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

All cheetahs are members of the same ______________.

• behavioral
• prey 
• adaptation
• species

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4