Plant and Animal Adaptations

What is an adaptation?

• The food that an animal eats.

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.

• How energy moves in a food web.

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

• migration

• hibernation

How do adaptations help animals?

• To hide from predators

• to survive in their habitats

• to hunt for food

• All of these are correct

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An example of a physical adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell

• a viper biting when threatened

• a rabbit burrowing underground

• The quills of a porcupine

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Why do some animals hibernate?

• Their food supply is smaller in the winter.

• The cold weather makes them sleepy.

• They have no one to play with.

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

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

• Migration

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Which of these BEST describes how some birds survive when the weather gets cold?

• They store twigs and sticks in their nest

• They grow more feathers to stay warm in the winter

• They migrate to a warmer climate

• They hide in bushes and wait for warm weather

Why might a plant produce thorns on its stem?

• To attract animals

• To protect itself

• To catch prey

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Why might a tree have thick bark?

• To help protect itself from cold weather

• To appear bigger to animals

• To attract different insects and animals

Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?

• to protect the plant from sun damage

• to take in as much light as possible

• to reach water down below

• to spread seeds to new places

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