Adaptations and Natural Selection: Grade 3

To rest or go through a deep sleep usually during the winter is called migration.

• true

• false

When an animal is active during the night and sleep during the day, they are nocturnal.

• true

• false

Adaptations such as camouflage, mimicry, or having thick fur to stay warm are called physical (body) adaptations.

• true

• false

A trait or behavior that helps an organism survive and reproduce is called...

• hibernation

• migration

• adaptation

• camouflage

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Adaptations that are the things organisms do to help them survive are called...

• body adaptation

• nocturnal

• behavioral adaptation

• trait

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When an animal's colors or behavior copies another organism in order to stay safe is called...

• camouflage

• mimicry

• behavior adaptation

• offspring

A feature that describes an organism is called...

• natural selection

• trait

• hibernation

• adaptation

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When an animal's colors blend in with the environment to stay hidden...

• mimicry

• adaptation

• camouflage

• offspring

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When an environment changes over time and a species adapts or changes to be better able to live and reproduce is called...

• natural selection

• offspring

• behavioral adaptation

• traits

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_______________________ is when an animal moves from one place to another.

• hibernation

• migration

• offspring

• adaptation