Animal Adaptations

A collard lemming has thick white fur and sharp claws, and a marsh rabbit has brown fur and is a good swimmer. Which animal would be best adapted to survive in the Florida forests?

• the rabbit's brown fur helps it blend with its envrionment
• the lemming's thick fur keeps it warm in the winter
• the rabbit's swimming would scare predators away
• the lemming could use its claws to defend itself

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A bittern bird and the Key deer both live in Florida. The bird blends with its environment in the tall sawgrass and freezes when it feels threatened and points its head into the air to imitate the sawgrass.  The Key deer  lives in the forests, is brown and freezes when it senses danger.  What adaptations are similar between these two animals?

• they both blend in their environment and they don't move
• they both huddle together in other groups of animals to blend in
• they both use their small size to hide from predators
• they both use their speed to escape predators

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TRUE or FALSE: An animal's skin turning white is an example of a behavioral adaptation.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What animal adaptation is helping this animal increase its chance of survival?

• camouflage
• mimicry
• emitting smells

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This zebra's fur pattern helps the zebra to:

• hide from predators
• attract a mate
• obtain food

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All mammals

• are cold blooded
• have hair or fur
• hibernate in the winter

Which physical structures allow this bird to eat mice by tearing it apart and then consuming it?

• are wings and tail 
• feathers and bones
• beak and claws

Why do these birds have different shaped beaks?

• to fight off different predators
• to obtain different food
• to hide from different prey

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Why would the Viceroy butterfly on the left want to look like the Monarch butterfly on the right?

• to help catch predators
• the Monarch butterfly is harmless
• the Monarch butterfly is poisonous

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What are the actions of animals called?

• Reactions

• Actions

• Behaviors

• None of These

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