Animal Adaptations

What are adaptations that an animal DOES to survive? (the way it acts)

• Behavioral adaptation

• Structural adaptation

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What is something an animal HAS to survive? (body part/the way it looks)

• Behavioral adaptation

• Structural adaptation

Birds traveling south in the winter is an example of:

• migration

• mimcry

• camouflage

• hiberation

When an animal looks like other animals or plants to avoid being eaten, it's called:

• camouflage

• migration

• mimicry

• hibernation

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Which of the following is an example of camouflage?

• a bear sleeping during the winter

• a caterpillar that looks like a snake

• a gray moth on a tree covered in gray bark

• a spider spinning a web

Which of the following is an example of mimicry?

• a green tree frog hiding on a green leaf

• a viceroy butterfly that looks very much like the poisonous monarch butterfly

• geese flying south for the winter

• sharp claws to tear meat

Which of the following is a STRUCTURAL adaptation? (the way an animal looks/something that it HAS)

• a squirrel gathering nuts

• a chipmunk digging a hole in the ground

• a giraffe's long neck

• a whale migrating to warmer water

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Which of the following is a BEHAVIORAL adaptation? (how an animal ACTS/something that it DOES)

• a shark's sharp teeth

• a crab's claw

• a chipmunk digging a hole in the ground

• the gills on a fish

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Which of the following animals hibernates in the winter to save energy?

• hawk

• bear

• duck

• zebra

Polar bears have compact ears, a small tail, and thick fur to keep themselves warm. Are these examples of physical (structural) or behavioural adaptations?

• Physical
• Behavioural

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