Animal Adaptation

Study the picture. Identify one behavioral and one physical adaptation shown by this animal.

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If an environment changes and a particular kind of plant and animal cannot survive there, that kind of organism may become extinct. What does the word extinct means?

• When the population of a particular plant and animal is decreasing.

• When the population of a particular plant or animal has died out.

• When the population of a particular plant or animal are increasing rapidly.

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Which of the following is a behavioral adaptation of an animal?

• Hummingbird have long bills to get nectar from long tube of the flower

• Wild dogs hunted in packs to take down bigger prey

• Giraffes have long neck to reach the topmost leaves of the trees

• Ducks and geese have webbed feet that helps them swim.

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John is observing squirrels at his local park. When a dog comes running through, John observes that the squirrels all run away. Which best describes what the squirrels are doing?

• changing their environment

• playing with the dog

• ignoring their brain's message

• responding to a stimulus

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Which of the following is an internal structure that helps an animal survive?

• skeleton

• ears

• nose

• legs

Elyse is studying different ways that animals’ external structures help protect them. Which of the following is Elyse studying?

• heart

• lungs

• shell

• gills

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche

• structure

• characteristic

• adaptation

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Fill in the blanks with the missing word. Many _________ travel south in search of warmer temperatures. Bears _______ in cold weather when there is less food.

• bears, migrate

• birds, hibernate

• bears, hibernate

• birds, migrate

How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape animals

• To hunt for food

• To survive in their habitats

• All of these are correct

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The seasonal movement of an organism from one place to another is called __

• camouflage

• migration

• hibernation

• function

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