Understanding Animal Adaptations Quiz

What is the term for a change or adjustment that helps a living thing survive in its environment?

• Agile

• Adaptation

• Dormant

• Forage

Which word describes an animal that is able to move quickly and easily?

• Frigid

• Dormant

• Agile

• Hibernate

What is a hidden supply of food or other items called?

• Cache

• Insulates

• Forage

• Adaptation

What does the term "dormant" mean?

• Extremely cold

• Inactive or asleep for a period of time

• To search for food

• To spend the winter in a deep sleep

What does it mean to forage?

• To protect from heat, cold, or sound

• To search for food or supplies

• To leap from rock to rock

• To stay warm in freezing temperatures

Which word describes something that is extremely cold?

• Frigid

• Dormant

• Agile

• Cache

What does it mean to hibernate?

• To move quickly and easily

• To spend the winter in a deep sleep

• To search for food

• To protect from cold

What does the term "insulates" refer to?

• Protects from heat, cold, or sound by surrounding with a material

• A hidden supply of food

• Inactive or asleep for a period of time

• To search for food

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

• A squirrel burying acorns

• A polar bear's thick fur

• A mountain goat leaping

• A penguin's thick layer of fat

Which animal is described as agile in the prompt?

• Polar bear

• Squirrel

• Mountain goat

• Deer