Adaptations of Ocean Creatures

What is an adaptation?

• a special characteristic an animal has to help it survive

• an animal's home

• the species of animal (canine, feline, snake, etc.)

• the food an animal eats to survive

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What is a behavioral adaptation?

• ways organisms ACT in their environment

• a physical trait that helps animals survive

• the way an animal hunts or eats

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What is a structural or physical adaptation?

• the way an animal acts to survive

• unique ways an animal looks to survive

• the physical exercise an animal gets from hunting

• the physical structure of an animal's habitat

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Which example is NOT a structural/physical adaptation?

• fins

• migration

• camouflage

• spines

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Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?

• looking like a dangerous animal
• being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
• having sharp claws or a strong shel
• having only a few young and caring for them

Which adaptation is physiological?

• being dark colored

• hunting at night

• producing 80 000 eggs a year

• having a large mouth

Which adaptation is behavioral?

• Mating at night

• Having sharp teeth

• A bony skeleton

• Digestive enzymes to help break down food

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Adaptations may help an organism survive by

• allowing it to escape predators

• helping it retain water

• control its body temperature

• all of these are possible

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Which of the following is NOT an adaptation of the horseshoe crab?

• A telson (tail)

• Molting its shell

• Ability to change colors

• Mating during a full moon

Which adaptation would be best for a fish living in the abyssal zone?

• being red in color

• creating its own light

• having a mucous coating

• swimming fast

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