Animal Adaptations Wrap-Up!

Why would camels be a better choice for soldiers in the old west to transport supplies across a desert instead of using horses?

• camels are adapted to thrive in a hot and dry environment
• camels were native to the old west
• camels eat less food
• camels are stronger and faster than horses

A trait or behavior that helps organisms survive and reproduce 

• Instinct
• revolt
• adaptation 
• habitat

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What does it mean to hibernate?

• To change your physical characteristics
• To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
• To travel to a warmer location
• To blend in with the environment

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Animals that adapt...

• Stay the same
• Change certain characteristics to survive

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What is it called when an organism changes color to blend in with their environment?

• Camoflauge
• Blending
• Fashion
• Adaptation

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Physical or behavioral adaptation: A hedgehog rolls itself into a ball for protection.

• Physical Adaptation
• Behavioral Adaptation

Physical or behavioral adaptation: Desert animals burrow in the ground to avoid the heat.

• Behavioral Adaptation
• Physical Adapatation

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

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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Birds have different beaks to help them survive in their habitat, which is a type of ___________ adaptation.

• behavioral

• physical

• learned

• migration

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