Animal Adaptations

Match the following definitions to the words they describe.

• camouflage

• a physical adaptation that helps animals blend in to their surroundings

• migrate

• something about an animal that helps it survive

• adaptation

• a behavioral adaptation where animals move from one place to another at a certain time

Which is NOT a kind of PHYSICAL Adaptation?

• camouflage to blend in

• strong legs to jump far

• migrating to get to better food

• a winter coat to stay warm

Organize these options into the right categories.

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(a) Physical Adaptation

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(b) Behavioral Adaptation

• An octopus changes its movements to act like other animals.

• Groundhogs hibernate in the winter to survive the extreme weather.

• Fish swim in a school to stay safe from predators.

• A beaver has a strong tail to balance on while it eats.

• A sea turtle has a soft under shell to allow it to swim in deep waters.

• The angler fish has a light on its head to lure prey in to eat.

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Choose ALL the reasons animals might Migrate.

• to get to warmer weather

• to get to more food

• to visit their family members

• to have babies in a safer place

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Which word means: to copy another animals appearance

• migrate

• mimic

• hibernate

• navigate

Click the animal that MIGRATES.​ (a)  

• Caribou
• Groundhog
• Tree Frog
• Octopus

Click on the animal that HIBERNATES.​ (a)  

• Caribou
• Groundhog
• Tree Frog
• Octopus

Choose an animal that uses CAMOUFLAGE.​ (a)  

• Caribou
• Groundhog
• Tree Frog
• Arctic Hare

Choose an animal that MIMICS other animals.​ (a)  

• Caribou
• Groundhog
• Arctic Hare
• Octopus

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Match the following definitions to their correct term.

• prey

• an animal that hunts and eats other animals

• predator

• an animal that is the food of another animal

• Physical Adaptation

• a structural change to an animal that helps it survive

• Behavioral Adaptation

• a change in how an animal acts that helps it survive

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