Adaptations Review

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

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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 example of a physical adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell

• The spikes on a porcupine fish

• a rabbit burrowing underground

• a viper biting when threatened

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

• Migration

• Structural adaptation

• Behavioral adaptation

• Mimicry

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

• A behavioral adaptation

• Poor breeding

• A structural adaptation

• Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• The best adapted

• the fastest

• the strongest

• the most domesticated (tamed)

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A male peacock will spread his feathers when trying to attract a mate. What type of adaptation is SPREADING its feathers?

• physiological

• structural

• behavioral

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Humans have an opposable thumb. This opposable thumb is a ___ adaptation.

• structural

• physiological

• behavioral

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The arctic hare lives in a snowy environment. Its white fur is a ___________________ adaptation because it blends in with its environment.

• Physiological

• Behavioral

• Structural

Which adaptation does a camel have?

• A furry coat to keep them warm

• A long tail to help balance while running

• A potent scent to scare away predators

• Long eyelashes to keep sand out.

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