Animal structures and behaviors

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A giraffe has long legs to reach watering holes easily.
• A giraffe has a long tail to help guide him when he runs.
• A giraffe has a long tongue to reach the leaves of tall trees.
• A giraffe has a long mane down its neck to help it run faster.

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The spotted fur of a leopard and spotted skin of a leopard gecko are shown in the photographs below. 
How do these body coverings help organisms in their environments?

• They help organisms find food.
• They help organisms look like another animal in its environment.
• They help organisms eat food quickly.
• They help organisms blend into their surroundings. 

Something an animal has or does that helps it survive is called a(n) _____

• organism

• camouflage

• adaptation

• omnivore

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When an animal blends in with its surroundings, it's using ______

• mimicry

• camouflage

• compression

• carnivore

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A structure is...

• what something is used for; purpose

• coloration of an organism that is designed to deceive other organisms or to help it hide from predators

• All the parts of an organism put together

• a body part that does a certain “job” for a plant or animal to survive, grow and reproduce.

1. What is an adaptation?

• A structure or behavior that helps an animal survive.

• How energy moves in a food web.

• The food that an animal eats.

• How animals evolve throughout time.

3. What does it mean to hibernate?

• To change your physical characteristics

• To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter

• To travel to a warmer location

• To eat all the oreos

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4. _________ is when animals move from one place to another due to seasonal change, following a food or water source, or to find a mate and give birth.

• body covering

• migration

• omnivore

• herbivore

Q5. Structures that are found inside an organism's body

• internal structure

• external structure

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Q5. Structures that are found outside an organism's body

• internal structures

• external structures