Animal Adaptations -- BVPS

What is an adaptation?

• a special feature that helps animals survive

• the animal's environment

• the way an animal hunts

• predators eat prey

The ability to blend into one's surroundings is called...

• predator

• camouflage

• adaptation

• prey

Having webbed feet is an adaptation. How do webbed feet help animals survive?

• They stay cool in the summer.

• They can swim faster.

• They can blend in with their surroundings.

• They can attack their prey.

Hibernation is an adaptation. How does hibernation help animals survive?

• It allows them to fly away from predators.

• It allows them to catch prey easily.

• It allows them to store fat and stay out of the winter cold.

• It allows them to release excess heat.

What are the 4 things that living things need to survive?

• air, food, protection, love

• food, water, shelter, air

• love, protection, air, space

• protection, water, meat, plants

How do adaptations help animals?

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

__________ is when one kind of living thing tries to look or sound like another living thing.

• adaptation
• instinct
• mimicry
• camouflage

Why don't all animals have the same adaptations? 

• Most animals have the same adaptations. 
• Adaptations depend on when the animal is born. 
• Animals have different adaptations because they live in different environments. 
• Adaptations are really cool, so all the animals need different adaptations. 

Which of the following are examples of migration?

• Termites build a colony under a wooden building

• Salmon (fish) swim to their spawning grounds each year

• A wolf chases a reindeer

• A squirrel digs a hole to sleep in for several months

• Monarch butterflies fly from Canada to Mexico and back every year

Hibernation is an example of _______________.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Migration

• Physical Adaptation

• Camouflage