Out in the Cold SuperScience Dec/Jan 2019

Which sentence from the article best explains how warmer winters are affecting snowshoe hares?

• "If the hare sits perfectly still, the predator might not see it and go away."

• "There isn't any snow on the ground, and the hare is perfectly visible."

• "In recent years, the average global temperature has been increasing."

• "Snowshoe hares live in forests across the northern U. S. and Canada."

What natural occurrence causes snowshoe hares to molt and change color in the winter?

• a decrease in temperature

• a change in the amount of sunlight

• an increase in snowfall

• an increase in the number of leaves that fall from the trees

How is camouflage an adaptation that helps snowshoe hares survive?

• They are able to change their coat color to attract more of the sun's rays and stay warm in the winter.

• They change their coat color every winter to hide from predators.

• They change their coat color to sneak up on their prey so they don't starve in winter.

• They change their coat color because they can run faster when their fur is white.

How is camouflage beneficial?

• Camouflage helps prey because it makes it harder for predators to find it.

• Camouflage prevents the predator from being seen, which makes it easier to attack prey.

• both of these answers