Animal Adaptations

Animal behavior is

• movement of one group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again.

• when an animal looks like another animal or plant.

• what an animal does.

• an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings.

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Animal structures are

• animal body parts or physical features.

• when an animal looks like another animal or plant.

• behaviors an animal is born with to meet their needs.

• seasonal periods of time when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep.

Camouflage is

• a seasonal period of time when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep.

• what an animal does.

• when an animal looks like another animal or plant.

• an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings.

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Mimicry is

• an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings.

• animal body parts or physical features.

• when an animal looks like another animal or plant.

• movement of one group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again.

What is animal instinct?

• behavior an animal is born with to meet their needs

• movement of one group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again

• seasonal period of time when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep

• when an animal looks like another animal or plant

Animal migration is

• when an animal looks like another animal or plant.

• an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings.

• a seasonal period of time when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep.

• movement of one group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again.

What is hibernation?

• animal body parts or physical features

• seasonal period of time when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep

• an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings

• movement of one group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again

Which of the following are examples of camouflage? (Choose 2)

• A white rabbit hiding in the snow

• A moth that mimics a leaf

• An insect that imitates a bee

• A green alligator sitting in a green river

• A king snake that looks like a coral snake

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Which of the following are examples of instinct? (Choose 2)

• A gorilla learns sign language

• Sea turtles swim to their spawning grounds (where they hatched from eggs)

• A tiger cub learns how to hunt from its mother

• A crocodile takes care of its young

• A mockingbird copies the sounds of other birds

Which of the following are examples of migration?

• Termites build a colony under a wooden building

• Salmon (fish) swim to their spawning grounds each year

• A wolf chases a reindeer

• A squirrel digs a hole to sleep in for several months

• Monarch butterflies fly from Canada to Mexico and back every year