A scientist sees a bird while walking outside. She notices the bird has a sharp beak. What can the scientist infer about this bird?

The bird preys on animals for its food

The bird travels long distances

When animals travel from one place to another to eat or get away from the cold weather.

When animals eat what they want

When animals are taught how to do something.

What is NOT a physical adaptation?

Baby Cheetahs learning to hunt from their mom.

A turtle having a hard thick shell.

Herons having long legs to wade in the water.

A bird having claws to help them catch their prey.

A bird having hollow bones so that it can fly.

Choose all that apply. Which of these are examples of how animals behave to help them survive in their habitat?

Sneaking up on prey without making noise

Hissing to scare away a predator

Camouflage with their surroundings

Using mimicry to look like another animal.

Choose all that apply. Which of these are examples of physical adaptations?

A tiger camouflages himself in tall grass

A bear hibernates in the winter

A collard lemming has thick white fur and sharp claws, and a marsh rabbit has brown fur and is a good swimmer. Which animal would be best adapted to survive in the Florida forests?

the rabbit's brown fur helps it blend with its envrionment

the lemming's thick fur keeps it warm in the winter

the rabbit's swimming would scare predators away

the lemming could use its claws to defend itself

Many desert plants have spines. How does this adaptation help them survive in a harsh environment?

The spines will protect the plant from animals that want to eat it

The spines keep it cool in the heat.

Check all that apply.

A lion has sharp teeth and claws to tear meat

A cow has flat teeth to grind and chew plants

humans have both sharp and flat teeth to grind plants and tear meat

Birds with sharp hooked beaks eat small animals and birds with cone shaped beaks eat seeds.

a fish has gills to slurp water

Check all that apply. Which of these statements is true about plant or animal adaptations?

Animal adaptations can include special teeth, feet, senses, life cycle, body coverings, chemical defenses, mimicry and camouflage.

Plant adaptations can include shape of plant, flower color, odor, leaf/stem shape, waxy coverings, and life cycle adaptations.

Opossums playing dead, squid releasing ink, and deer running away are all behaviors that help protect the animals.

Hibernation helps animals like bears survive long, cold winters and migration helps animals like birds and whales survive cold winters, find enough food and reproduce.

Bears hibernating, birds and whales migrating all help the animals camouflage for better protection.

5th Animal Adaptations Quiz

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is an adaptation?

a special feature that helps animals survive

the animal's environment

the way an animal hunts

predators eat prey

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How do adaptations help animals?

To escape animals

to hunt for food

to survive in their habitats

All of these are correct

Tags

NGSS.3-LS4-2

NGSS.3-LS4-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the function on large padded paws on a snow leopard?

camouflage

protection from predators

keep it warm

walking in snow

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the function of the color changing fur of the arctic fox?

keep warm

camouflage

hunting prey

protection from predators

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the structure that helps the duck swim in water?

beak

feathers

fin

webbed feet

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What does the word mimicry mean?

the act of making something new

characteristics that blend in with surroundings environment to survive

a group of organisms with similar characteristics that allow them to reproduce

resemblance of an organism to another or its surrounding to survive

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What does the word camouflage mean?

the act of making something new

characteristics that blend in with surroundings environment to survive

a group of organisms with similar characteristics that allow them to reproduce

resemblance of an organism to another or its surrounding to survive

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5th Animal Adaptations

What is an adaptation?

How do adaptations help animals?

What is the function on large padded paws on a snow leopard?

What is the function of the color changing fur of the arctic fox?

What is the structure that helps the duck swim in water?

What does the word mimicry mean?

What does the word camouflage mean?

A resting state through the winter.
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months

Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic

Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?

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5th Animal Adaptations

What is an adaptation?

How do adaptations help animals?

What is the function on large padded paws on a snow leopard?

What is the function of the color changing fur of the arctic fox?

What is the structure that helps the duck swim in water?

What does the word mimicry mean?

What does the word camouflage mean?

A resting state through the winter. Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months

Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic

Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?

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A resting state through the winter.
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Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
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