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Sea turtles have a differently shaped head and shell than land turtles. They also have flippers. This helps them escape predators because ____.

• it lets them dig their eggs deep in the sand

• it allows them to swim and dive easily

• it allows them to blend into their surroundings

• it allows them to hold their breath for several minutes

What is the function of the a whale's blubber?

• Keeps them warm

• Makes them larger and harder to be eaten

• Helps them catch food

• Makes them harder to hunt

Which of these is a behavioral adaptation that helps manta rays protect themselves?

• Their long tail

• Burying themselves in the sand

• Hibernation

• Swimming

Which of the following is a behavioral adaptation?

• Having fatty body tissue to store water.

• Having large ears to help cool body.

• Burying under the sand to avoid the heat.

• Having a light colored body covering to absorb less heat.

Which of the following is a structural adaptation used for survival?

• Layers of blubber on a whale

• Migrations of whales during mating season

• Opossums playing dead to fake out predators

• Ostriches digging their head into sand.

How would you describe an organism's webbed feet?

• structural adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• learned behavior

• competition between species

How could you sort these animals?

• Animals with lungs and animals with gills

• Prairie animals and aquatic animals

• Saltwater animals and freshwater animals

• Mammals and amphibians

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What is the function of animals having antennae?

• to detect their surroundings

• to eat food quickly

• to fight predators

• to balance their bodies

What is an advantage that only ONE of the animals in the photo has?

• Thomson's gazelle has a body that lets it run faster

• Thomson's gazelle has horns that lets them move branches

• Gerenuk has a sharp, pointed face that helps them smell better

• Gerenuk has a long neck that lets them eat leaves higher up on trees

• The snake is a decomposer

• There are six carnivores in this ecosystem

• If the grass died out, all of the animals would be affected

• If a bear was added to the web, the population of rodents would die out

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