Adaptations

Why do animals adapt to their environment?

• to become better at getting food

• to protect themselves against other animals

• to become better able to survive in their surroundings

• all of the above

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What is the main way that being camouflaged helps an animals?

• it helps them store more food and water

• it helps them blend into their environment so other animals can't attack them

• it helps keep them cool in a hot climate.

• it makes them look dangerous to other animals

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Which of the following is an adaptation that helps protect the animal?

• Cows have incisors (teeth only in their lower jaw)

• cactuses have thick stems

• a porcupine has sharp quills

• hummingbirds have long, skinny beaks

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Why have lions adapted to have sharper teeth than cows?

• Lions need to blend in their surrounding, but cows don't.

• lions need to crush bones, but cows eat meat

• lions are herbivores, but cows are carnivores

• lions need to tear into meat, but cows eat grass

Which of the following is an adaptation that helps the animal eat?

• squirrels are the colors of the trees they live in

• pelicans have big beak

• cactuses are covered in spikes

• rainforest plants have waxy leaves

In winter time in areas of heavy snowfall some animals, such as certain mammals and birds, turn white. This is an example of-

• a learned characteristic

• an adaptation

• a patter of migration

• an animal habitat

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Some rabbits turn white in the winter. This helps them-

• hunt for prey

• hide from predators

• find food

• keep warm

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Some monkeys can use their tails to swing from branch to branch in the rain forest. Which of the following is NOT a reason why some monkeys use this adaptation?

• to get to food easier

• to keep away from predators

• to pull the trees out of the ground

• to move through the forest

Which adaptations enable a duck to survive around water?

• talons and a sharp beak

• webbed feet and waterproof feathers

• sharp teeth and thick skin

• keen eyesight and colorful feathers

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Many brightly colored frogs are poisonous. Potential predators see the bright color of the frog's skin and do not eat the frog. This adaptation helps the frog-

• survive

• eat

• jump

• swim

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