CCMS 4th Unit 5 Lesson 5 How Do Animals Adapt (Spiral)

Something an animal DOES to survive in an environment

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• instinct

• environment

A characteristic that helps a living thing survive

• adaptation

• instinct

• environment

• roots

An inherited behavior an animal knows how to do without having to learn it.

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• instinct

• adaptation

All living and nonliving things in an area make up the ______________.

• adaptation

• environment

• instinct

• germination

An adaptation to a body part to help an animal survive in its environment.

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• instinct

• environment

An animal with a thick layer of fat and fur most likely lives in an

• desert region.

• arctic region.

• tropical region.

• wet region.

Birds that swim have what adaptation to help them swim?

• good hearing

• waxy coating

• strong legs

• webbed feet

Plants in the desert have a __________ coating on their stem to help prevent water loss.

• furry

• waxy

• yellow

• spikey

A beaver has webbed feet and a flat tail. These adaptations help him survive in

• the ocean.

• the desert

• a stream of water

• the mountains

A cactus has ___________ ____________ roots to help it get water as soon as water hits the ground.

• long shallow

• short deep

• long deep