Adaptations Quiz

Adaptation or Not? Arctic animals have blubber to stay warm in freezing temperatures.

• Adaptation

• Not

Adaptation or Not? Lions are carnivores because meat provides protein.

• Adaptation

• Not

Adaptation or Not? Hawks have sharp claws to quickly catch prey on the ground.

• Adaption

• Not

Adaptation or Not? Monarch butterflies are brightly colored as a warning to predators that they are poisonous.

• Adaptation

• Not

Dolphins live in water so that they can swim.

• Adaptation

• Not

Identify which of the following is NOT a reason why animals adapt to their environments.

• To gather and store food

• To find shelter

• To defend themselves

• To grow big

Identify which of the following is NOT a behavioral adaptation.

• Camouflage

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Dormancy

___________ is an adaptation animals use to disguise themselves from predators by blending into their environment.

• Camouflage

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Dormancy

_________ is an animal adaptation where one organism has features that are similar to another.

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

• Hibernation

• Dormancy

Which of the following is a physical adaptation used by animals in cold climates to stay warm?

• Some have white coloring

• Some have a layer of fat called blubber

• Some have sharp claws

• Some are able to swim fast