Animal Adaptations

Animals adapt to:

• get and eat food.

• defend themselves.

• adjust to the climate.

• All of the above.

Animals lips and teeth are adapted to help them:

• move.

• defend themselves.

• eat.

• All of the above.

3. What group of animals is adapted to feed their young milk from the mother's body?

• fish

• reptiles

• mammals

• insects

Elephants have large ears to:

• hear better.

• scare off predators

• keep cool.

• All of the above.

_____ could not adapt to the freezing cold climate so they became extinct.

• polar bears

• dinosaurs

• eagles

• red fox

______________ are changes in genetic material that may impact whether or not a species survives.

• variations

• traits

• mutations

• transformations

Adaptations help animals to:

• Find and eat food.

• Defend themselves.

• Reproduce and care for their young.

• all of the above

___________ is a defensive adaptation that helps animals to survive by enabling them to blend into their surroundings.

• Mutation

• Migration

• Camouflage

• Selective breeding

Many _________have adaptations that allow them to reproduce without coming into contact with each other.

• aquatic animals

• German shepherds

• invertebrates

• birds