Adaptation

What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.

• The food that an animal eats.

• How energy moves in a food web.

• How animals evolve throughout time.

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How do adaptations help animals?

• to hide from predators

• to hunt for food

• to survive in their habitats

• All of these are correct

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An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment

• Copying

• Camouflage

• Habitat

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What is the scientific term for an animal that is eaten by another animal?

• predator

• dinner

• prey

• junk food

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The ears of this fox are an example of...

• A behavioral adaptation

• camouflage

• A physical or structural adaptation

• Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong

The environment in which an animal lives is called its...

• habitat

• adaptation

• dog house

• animal apartment

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A giraffe's long neck - used to reach leaves high in trees - is an example of a

• instinct

• learned behavior

• behavioral adaptation

• physical or structural adaptation

Lions, bears, and owls all hunt other animals for their food. They are examples of

• predators

• prey

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

• air, food, protection, love

• food, water, space, air

• love, protection, air, space

• protection, water, meat, plants

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What is camouflage?

• Colors or markings to make it look like something else

• A chemical that is used to defend itself

• A hard shell or covvering

• Body patterns or coloring that make it hard to see

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