Animal Adaptations Quiz

Which adaptation helps animals take in the winter to conserve heat and survive cold months?

• mimicry

• migration

• hibernation

• camouflage

Flounder have the ability to change their color to blend in with the ocean floor.

• This allows the flounder to use the ocean floor for its habitat.

• This allows flounder to blend in with the ocean floor to avoid predators.

• This allows flounder to blend in with the ocean floor to avoid their prey.

• This allows flounder to blend in with the floor to cool their bodies and to hibernate.

Which BEST explains how this external feature helps the flounder survive?

• This allows the flounder to use the ocean floor for its habitat.

• This allows flounder to blend in with the ocean floor to avoid predators.

• This allows flounder to blend in with the ocean floor to avoid their prey.

• This allows flounder to blend in with the floor to cool their bodies and to hibernate.

Which BEST explains why bears do not need to migrate south during the winter months?

• Bears are warm blooded.

• Bears have a thick layer of fat and fur to keep them warm.

• Bears have longer legs and move faster producing more body heat.

• Bears eat only meat so they are not affected when plants die in the winter.

Which TWO conclusions will Jamal MOST LIKELY make based on his research?

Which of the following statements about arctic fox adaptations is true?

• Mimicry helps the arctic fox hunt prey throughout the year.

• Camouflage is an important adaptation for arctic fox survival.

• Migrating from den to den helps the arctic fox find new sources of food in the winter.

• Hibernation helps arctic foxes survive when there is not enough food to eat in the winter.

• Migrating is not necessary because arctic foxes will always have food since they eat plants and animals.

Georgia has a habitat that acts like a sponge and soaks up heavy rain. It also acts like a filter and takes out all of the harmful materials that are in the water. Which habitat is being described?

• marsh

• mountain

• Piedmont

• plains

Which question would you ask in order to differentiate between the types of plants and animals that are found in each of these regions?

• Are there any large animals found in the Coastal Plains region?

• Are animals in the Piedmont regions adapted to the cold, wet winters?

Are plants in the Blue Ridge Mountain region adapted to high temperatures and low amounts of rain?

• True

• False

With similar climates, would animals living in the Piedmont regions also be able to live in the Coastal Plains region?

• True

• False