Animal Adaptations

A species has physically adapted by using camouflage. What is true?

• it has migrated to avoid predators

• it has hibernated to avoid predators

• it has "played dead" to avoid predators

• it has blended in with its surrounding to avoid predators

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What is another term for inherited behaviors?

• hibernation

• instinct

• physical adaptation

• natural selection

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Why do some organisms, like butterflies, have bright colors?

• to warn predators they are poisonous

• to make it easier to find food

• to help them fly long distances

• to blend in with their surroundings

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How did amphibians adapt to their changing environment?

• they hibernated in the winter

• they developed fins and gills

• they developed lungs and legs

• they learned hot to play dead

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A bear sleeps all winter. What is this form of adaptation called?

• playind dead

• hibernation

• migration

• camouflage

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What happens to unnecessary traits during the process of natural selection?

• they suddenly disappear

• they pass to all future generations

• they gradually disappear

• they pass to some organisms but not others

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Define adaptation

• a change an organism goes through to fit into its environment

• a change an organism goes through to leave its environment

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What is camouflage?

• a physical adaptation that helps organisms blend in with their surroundings

• a physical adaptation that helps organisms sleep better

• a physical adaptation that helps organisms catch food

• a physical adaptation that helps organisms move faster

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What is natural selection?

• passing of hiding traits to future generations

• passing of survival traits to future generations

• passing of hunting traits to future generations

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Instincts are

• inherited behaviors

• learned behaviors

• copied behaviors

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