Animals and Habitats

Because the amount of food decreases in the winter, some animals have adapted to surviving on a lot less food in the winter. What adaptations could this be?

• the ability to hibernate

• a thick winter coat

• increased body temperature in the winter

• teeth that fall out in the winter

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The egg shown in the picture belongs to a bird

called a piping plover. Where would it blend best?

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Pick TWO traits that are better for water than dry land

• brown fur

• long flat tail

• small ears

• webbed feet

• long whiskers

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Which animals would most likely live in the Okefenokee Swamp?

• turtles, sharks, and trout

• alligators, otters, and frogs

• geese, owls, opposums

• black bears, deer, racoons

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What Georgia region is this?

• mountains

• wetlands/marsh

• coast

• piedmont

Plants that have adapted to salt water and can grow in sandy soil would best survive in which habitat?

• piedmont

• coast

• wetlands

• mountains

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What is a massive movement of animals for food or breeding reasons?

• camouflage

• echolocation

• migration

• breeding rituals

Based on the picture, how do the eastern screech-owl and owl butterfly use their appearance to survive in their environment?

• The owl blends into the tree so that it can catch food and the owl butterfly's pattern makes it look like an owl so that it can trick other animals so that they don't eat them.

• The owl butterfly blends into the tree so that it can hunt animals. The owl looks like an owl butterfly so it can trick other animals into

• Both organisms blend into the tree so that they can stay cool

• Both organisms blend into the tree so that they can live inside the tree

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Select TWO things that help the viceroy butterfly stay alive

• It has bright-colored wings to help it to blend into

  the flowers.

• It is smaller so it needs less food to survive

• It has wide wings that are easy for predators to see

• It imitates another butterfly that predators avoid

• It does not migrate so it stays active in the winter

Mimicry is a pattern of coloring that makes an organism resemble another organism. Milk snakes, which are harmless, resemble coral snakes, which are deadly. Milk snakes with which of the following characteristics are most likely to survive?

• those that look most like coral snakes deter predators

• those that live closest to coral snakes can escape predators

• those that are larger than coral snakes can avoid being eaten

• those that move more quickly than coral snakes can avoid being eaten

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