Animal Adaptation Quiz

Which adaptation helps owls to hunt at night better than most animals?

• a sharp beak

• soft feathers

• large eyes

• small eyes

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All plants and animals of the desert habitat, or biome, must adapt to survive without _________ for long periods of time.

• food

• water

• sun

• shelter

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In which habitat would you find animals with the adaption of a thick layer of insulating blubber under the skin?

• polar region

• tropical rain forest

• grassland

• desert

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A feeding adaptation found in herbivore mammals is _______.

• speed

• long teeth with long sharp points

• antlers

• teeth with broad, flat services

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How is a spiny anteater's tongue adapted for eating ants?

• It is sticky.

• It is long.

• It is covered with sharp spines.

• It is hairy.

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Although the length is important, the tongue needs to be sticky for the ants to be collected as prey.

Mammals have adapted to every environment, except the artic.

• True

• False

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Which adaptation helps giraffes survive by reducing competition for food?

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Capybara have webbed feet. These adaptation helps them _________.

• eat

• walk

• climb

• swim

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Fossils of saber-toothed tigers show that these animals had very large, sharp teeth. What does this tell you about saber-toothed tigers?

• They had a lot of predators.

• They lived in a hot climate.

• They were meat eaters.

• They lived in the forest.

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Some ocean animals use camouflage to help them survive. Which is the best example of camouflage?

• a flounder fish that blends into the ocean floor

• a puffer fish that inflates its body

• a shark that sneaks up on its prey

• a sea anemone that travels around on a crab

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