Animal Adaptations

Something an animal does or how it acts in order to stay alive

• learned behavior

• physical adaptation

• instinctive behavior

• behavioral adaptation

Why would a bunny's fur be brown in the summer and white in the winter?

• The rabbit likes to change fur color

• The bunny learned it from his parents

• The changing of fur color help the bunny blend in with it's surroundings.

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A dog shaking after it gets wet, a sea turtle seeking out the ocean after hatching, or a bird migrating before the winter season are examples of _______________

• learned behaviors

• instinctive behaviors

• mimicry

• physical adaptation

Match the following

• thick fur

• instinctive behavior

• hibernation

• physical adaptation

• blinking eyelashes

• learned behavior

• communicating

• behavioral adaptation

Behaviors that happen naturally

• instinctive behaviors

• learned behaviors

• physical adaptations

• behavioral adaptations

An ____________ is any trait that helps a living thing survive.

• prey

• predator

• adaptation

• teeth

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How do the arctic hare and jackrabbit use their ears?

• It helps them stay warm in the cold and cool in the heat.

• It helps them stay warm in the heat and cool in the cold.

• It helps them see their prey better.

• It helps hear their prey better.

What is the finch and eagle's adaptation?

• It's eye

• It's wings

• It's beak

• It's ears

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How does a porcupine use its quills?

• By striking it into the attackers skin.

• By spaying a bad odor.

• By opening it's jaw.

• By barking a loud sound.

Which animal uses a bad odor as a defense against predators?

• porcupine

• frilled lizard

• horse

• skunk