Adaptations Practice

Birds migrate south for the winter.

• Anatomical (Physical) Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation (Instinct)

• NOT an Adaptation (Learned Behavior)

Answer explanation

This is an instinct - a behavior that is inherited in the DNA

This word means to stay alive.

• trait
• reproduce
• adaptation
• survive

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An inherited (DNA) trait that helps a living thing survive is called an _______.

• trait

• adaptation

• survive

• reproduce

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Which is NOT a feature of an eagle?

• strong claws

• good eyesight

• sharp beak

• webbed feet

Answer explanation

Webbed feet are for swimming

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An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• The long neck of a giraffe
• Penguins huddling together for warmth
• A camel's hump used to store water
• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

A lion has pointed teeth to help it tear meat off of the bone.

• Behavioral Adaptation
• Structural Adaptation

An owl is mostly nocturnal meaning it hunts and is active at night.

• Behavioral Adaptation
• Structural Adaptation

Anything that helps an animal survive in its environment.

• counter-shading
• mimicry
• adaptation
• camouflage

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Characteristics to help an organism survive and reproduce are called ____________________________.

• features

• flexibility

• adaptations

• structures

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Which adaptation would not be useful in the desert?

• digging in burrows underground

• getting water from plants

• webbed feet

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