5th Grade Adaptations

This adaptation helps animals hide for either predators or prey. What is it?

• warning coloration
• camouflage
• instinct
• migration

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Any physical structure (body part or covering) or behavior that helps an animal survive:

• habitat
• instinct
• fur
• adaptation

A wasp beetle has the same body markings as a wasp.  this helps the wasp beetle because predators think it's a wasp.  This adaptation is called...?

• behavior
• countershading
• camouflage
• mimicry

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Lions often hide in the tall grass while stalking their prey.  This is an example of how __________ helps them to survive.

• camouflage
• warning coloring
• mimicry
• hibernation

An animal's body covering helps it to survive.  Which group below is made up of body coverings?

• fur, teeth, feathers, skin
• bones, teeth, feet, eyes
• feathers, fur, skin, scales
• scales, fur, claws, skin

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

Michael went to the circus and saw a seal balance a beach ball on its nose.  This is an example of a(an)...?

• instinct
• learned behavior
• mimicry
• camouflage

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.

A behavior an animal is born knowing how to do is called a(an)...?

• instinct
• learned behavior
• camouflage
• body covering

Which one of these is an adaptation that monkeys have?

• Webbed feet to help them climb
• Gills that help them breathe
• Long arms and legs good for climbing
• A layer of blubber to keep them warm

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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

• hibernation
• migration
• camoflauge