Seasonal Changes of Plants & Animals

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 eat all the oreos

Which of these animals hibernates?

• Coyote
• Rainbow Trout
• Groundhog

If an animal migrates then they

• find a hole to sleep in
• change the color of their fur
• travel to a warmer location

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Which animal is most likely to migrate?

• Canadian Geese
• Grizzly Bear
• Raccoon
• Skunk

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Animals that adapt...

• Stay the same
• Change certain characteristics to survive
• Bake cookies

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What is one way an animal can adapt for the winter?

• Fly to some place warmer.
• Sleep for 4 months.
• Grow a thicker coat. 

Instead of hibernating, some animals _______ to warmer places. 

• survive
• sleep
• burrow
• migrate

What would a ground squirrel do FIRST to prepare for winter?

• eat a lot of food to store up fat
• lower it's body temperature
• sleep through the winter
• wake up

Which of these is a sign of hibernation?

• slow heart rate
• fast heart rate
• fast breathing
• high body temperature

A bat would be most happy hibernating in...

• an igloo
• a beach
• a cave
• the bottom of a pond

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