Adaptations Quiz

Arctic animals have blubber to stay warm in freezing temperatures.

• True

• False

What are fossils?

• are parts or prints of plants and animals that live a long time ago

• when birds fly south

• a time when an animal goes to deep sleep

Why do an animal use camouflage?

• to help it find food

• to help it find shelter

• to hide from predators

• to communicate or talk to its young or baby

Hawks have sharp claws to quickly catch prey on the ground.

• Physical Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation

Monarch butterflies are brightly colored as a warning to predators that they are poisonous.

• Physical Adaptaion

• Behavioral Adaptation

Identify which of the following is NOT a reason why animals adapt to their environments.

• To gather and store food

• To find shelter

• To defend themselves

• To grow big

Identify which of the following is NOT a behavioral adaptation.

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Migration

• Dormancy

Identify which adaptation is used to describe a period of rest during a seasonal change where an animal is capable of living off stored food.

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

• Hibernation

• Dormancy

Which of the following is a physical adaptation used by animals in cold climates to stay warm.

• Some have white coloring

• Some have a layer of fat called blubber

• Some have sharp claws

• Some are able to swim fast

Which of the following is NOT a behavioral adaptation used by animals only during the winter months?

• Seals have a layer of fat called blubber to keep them warm.

• Birds migrate to locations with warmer temperatures.

• Bears become inactive and hibernate.

• Fish become inactive and dormant.