Animal Needs and Adaptations

The physical features of an organism that help it survive.

• Behavioral Adaptations

• Structural Adaptations

What animal adaptation is helping this animal increase its chance of survival?

• camouflage
• mimicry
• emitting smells

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Which physical structures allow this bird to eat mice by tearing it apart and then consuming it?

• are wings and tail 
• feathers and bones
• beak and claws

Why do these birds migrate to warmer temperatures in the winter?

• to hide form prey
• to hibernate during the winter
• to find food

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 A giraffe has a long neck.  Why would the giraffe need this adaptation?

• to keep warm
• to reach food high above the ground
• to have room to eat more
• to catch birds

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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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1. What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.

• The food that an animal eats.
• How energy moves in a food web.

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An arctic fox's coat changes color to blend into its surroundings. This is called________

• hibernation
• camouflage
• locomotion
• mimicry

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Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?

• it changes color
• it has sharp quills
• it moves very rapidly
• it makes a loud noise

Chameleons have the ability to change color. Why do they do that?

• to use less energy
• to change the temperature
• to blend in and hide
• it helps them hibernate

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