Adaptations

Why do animals adapt to their environment?

• to become better at getting food

• to protect themselves against other animals

• to become better able to survive in their surroundings

• all of the above

What is the main way that being camouflaged helps an animals?

• it helps them store more food and water

• it helps them blend into their environment so other animals can't attack them

• it helps keep them cool in a hot climate.

• it makes them look dangerous to other animals

Which of the following is an adaptation that helps protect the animal?

• Cows have incisors (teeth only in their lower jaw)

• cactuses have thick stems

• a porcupine has sharp quills

• hummingbirds have long, skinny beaks

Why have lions adapted to have sharper teeth than cows?

• Lions need to blend in their surrounding, but cows don't.

• lions need to crush bones, but cows eat meat

• lions are herbivores, but cows are carnivores

• lions need to tear into meat, but cows eat grass

Which of the following is an adaptation that helps the animal eat?

• squirrels are the colors of the trees they live in

• pelicans have big beak

• cactuses are covered in spikes

• rainforest plants have waxy leaves

In winter time in areas of heavy snowfall some animals, such as certain mammals and birds, turn white. This is an example of-

• a learned characteristic

• an adaptation

• a patter of migration

• an animal habitat

Some rabbits turn white in the winter. This helps them-

• hunt for prey

• hide from predators

• find food

• keep warm

Some monkeys can use their tails to swing from branch to branch in the rain forest. Which of the following is NOT a reason why some monkeys use this adaptation?

• to get to food easier

• to keep away from predators

• to pull the trees out of the ground

• to move through the forest

Which adaptations enable a duck to survive around water?

• talons and a sharp beak

• webbed feet and waterproof feathers

• sharp teeth and thick skin

• keen eyesight and colorful feathers

Many brightly colored frogs are poisonous. Potential predators see the bright color of the frog's skin and do not eat the frog. This adaptation helps the frog-

• survive

• eat

• jump

• swim