Animal Adaptations Quiz

What is camouflage?

• A form of communication between animals

• A type of dance move

• A type of animal

• A way for animals to blend in with their surroundings

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How does camouflage help animals?

• It makes animals more visible to predators

• It helps animals blend in with their environment, making it easier for them to hide from predators or sneak up on prey.

• It helps animals communicate with others.

• It allows animals to fly faster

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What is migration?

• Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another

• Permanent living in a new region.

• A habitat.

• Hibernation during winter months

Why do some animals migrate?

• To find better food sources, raise their young, and better weather conditions.

• To hibernate.

• To learn how to hunt.

• To play.

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What is mimicry?

• A type of dance performed by animals

• A method of communication between different animals.

• A form of adaptation where an animal imitates the appearance or behavior of another animal for survival.

• A process of creating new homes.

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Give an example of mimicry in animals.

• Lions protecting their young.

• Birds flying south.

• Cats sneaking up on prey.

• Moths resembling tree bark to avoid predators

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What are physical adaptations?

• Changes in an animals body that help it survive in its environment

• Changes in an animals body that make it tired.

• Changes in an animals body that doesn't help it survive in it's environment.

• Changes in an animals body that make it weak.

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Name one physical adaptation of a polar bear.

• Long neck

• Wings

• Sharp claws.

• Large ears

What are behavioral adaptations?

• Physical characteristics that help animals survive.

• Quills on a porcupine.

• A zebra's stripes.

• Actions or behaviors that animals develop to survive in their environment.

Give an example of a behavioral adaptation in animals.

• Camouflage in lizards.

• Large neck on giraffes.

• Mimicry in moths.

• Migration in birds