Animal Structures and Adaptation

Some animals are adapted to survive harsh conditions. These animals drink very little and don't sweat. These adaptations make them well suited to what sort of environmental change?

• A steady decrease in temperature

• Earthquakes that create new landforms

• A long period of time with no rain

• The arrival of a new species of predator

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A body part on the outside of an animal that helps it survive is called a(n) _____

• internal structure

• external structure

• organism

• adaptation

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

• organism

• camouflage

• adaptation

• omnivore

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Something inside an animal that helps it survive is called a(n) _______

• organism

• shelter

• external structure

• internal structure

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

• mimicry

• camouflage

• compression

• carnivore

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Why do birds have different feet?

• They take in different amounts of oxygen, causing changes

• They are herbivores, so they have different feet

• Their internal structures are different

• Feet adaptations allow them survive in different environments

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One example of a structural adaptation is _______

• An opossum playing dead to avoid being eaten by predators

• Birds migrating to the south for the winter

• A lizard using camouflage to hide and avoid predators

• A bear hibernating for the winter to stay warm

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A _______ is where an animal makes its home

• space

• hibernation

• shelter

• house

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are any behavioral or structural characteristics of an organism that help it to survive in its environment.

• Nature

• Adaptations

• Hibernation

• Instincts

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Adaptations can be either ______________ or _______________.

• Physical, Behavioral

• Physical, Useful

• Behavioral, Useful

• Physical, Adaptive