Adaptation Lesson

Some animals have unique features, such as a stinger, claws, or the ability to change colors. These features are examples of

• Absorption

• Illustration

• Adaptation

• Recognition

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The Viceroy Butterfly copies the patterns of the Monarch Butterfly so that it does not get eaten. Many animals use the adaptation of ____________________ to survive?

• Migration

• Play dead

• Venom

• Mimicry

Which of the following is an example of an internal structure or behavior?

• Wings for Flight

• Sharp teeth for tearing prey

• HIbernation to maintain Homeostasis

• Camouflage to blend into surroundings

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Which internal adaptation allows a bird to fly?

• Feathers

• Wings

• Beak

• Hollow Bones

A characteristic of an organism that increases the chances of survival in its environment.

• Abiotic

• Adaptation

• Allele

• Biodiversity

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The diet of white tailed deer consists primarily of shrubs.  Sika are another species of deer that both eat grasses and shrubs.  After an extended drought period, why might the sika population be favored over the white-tailed deer population?

• Sika require less food than do the white tailed deer.

• Sika require more water than do the white tailed deer.

• Sika have more food sources than do the white tailed deer.

• Sika have fewer food sources than do the white tailed deer

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Match the following

• a few months

• Adaptation takes

• Move or Die

• Short term

• Move, adapt, Die

• Long term

• more than one generation

• Short-term change can take

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Which rabbit would be more likely to survive in a cold, snowy environment?

• Brown Rabbit

• White Rabbit

• Black Rabbit

• Red Rabbit

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What is the main gas that is trapping more heat close to the Earth, acting like a blanket?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• argon

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What adaptation does this squirrel have that allows it to glide through the air?

• Extra skin under the arms and legs to capture air as it falls.

• Big ears to capture are as it falls

• Small eyes to see where it will land

• A short thin tail