Adaptations

What are the 4 types of animal adaptations?

• Defense, Color, Food, Shelter

• camouflage, Getting Resources, Locomotive, and Defense

• Camouflage, Speed, Plants, and Vision

• Getting Resources, Speed, Vision, and Locomotive

Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?

• it changes color

• it has sharp quills

• it moves very rapidly

• it makes a loud noise

What is the best definition of animal adaptation?

• Changes to an animal's diet.

• Characteristics that help animals survive.

• Characteristics of an animal's habitat.

• Skills learned in order to hunt.

True or false: All animals have adaptations that help them survive in their habitat.

• True

• False

• Partially true: Not all animals have adaptations

• Partially true: adaptations are not for surviving

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Animals who travel to warmer habitats in the winter to escape the cold are using which behavioral adaptation?

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Migration

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When animals go into a deep sleep during the winter, they are using which behavioral adaptation?

• Hibernation

• Mimicry

• Migration

• Camouflage

What physical adaptation helps some organisms breathe under water?

• a. lungs

• b. gills

• c. fins

• d. heart

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The chart tells us about four animals. Which animal has needs and body parts for a place that is mostly water?

• Camel

• Rattlesnake

• Beaver

• Kangaroo Rat

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Why do plants adapt to their environments?

• in order to give the surrounding animals and people enough food to survive

• in order to get the water and sunlight they need to survive in a harsh environment

• in order to block sunlight from the floors of the ocean and the rainforest

• in order to grow very tall and to become as bright and colorful as they can

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Fill in the blank: A ______________ adaptation is the way an animal looks in order to help them survive.

• simple

• behavioral

• physical

• extreme

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