Living things adapt

A behavior or a body part that helps a living thing survive in its environment is a/an ______________

• mimicry
• camouflage
• adaptation
• behavior

Adaptation

• characteristics that helps help an organism to survive in its environment

• the conditions affecting an organism

• the place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive

• to rest or sleep through the cold weather

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How do adaptations help animals?

• to hide from predators
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment 
• Mimicry
• Camouflage
• Habitat

The ears of this fox are an example of...

• A behavioral adaptation

• Poor breeding

• A physical adaptation

• An accident

The environment in which an animal lives is called its...

• habitat
• adaptation
• variation
• relatedness

A giraffe's long neck - used to reach leaves high in trees - is an example of a 

• instinct
• learned behavior
• behavioral adaptation
• physical adaptation

This is a state of inactivity that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______

• hibernation
• migration

The raccoon has hands and feet.  Why would the raccoon need this adaptation?

• to fight
• to help them find and pick up food
• to hang from trees
• to dig a tunnel

A polar bear has thick fur to keep it warm so it can survive the cold.  This is called ___________________.

• adaptation
• camoflage
• mimicry