Animal Traits and Ecosystems

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

• a sharp beak

• soft feathers

• large eyes

• small eyes

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Venom is an adaptation used for

• warning predators

• attracting mates

• hiding from predators

• hunting prey

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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

What is this biome?

• Arctic Tundra
• Desert

What is this biome?

• Grassland
• Desert

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is this biome?

• Desert
• Arctic Tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is this biome?

• Coniferous Forest
• Desert