Animal Adaptations Quiz

Which of the following is a behavioral adaptation of a giraffe?

• Thick hooves of a giraffe
• Sleeping for short time periods while standing
• Long neck
• Tough, long, and purple tongue

What is an adaptation?

• Trait that makes an organism more likely to survive
• Something that an animal has learned that makes it more likely to survive
• A characteristic that does not increase the chances of surviving
• Changing to meet the needs of the situation

Which of the following is a defense adaptation?

• Camouflage coloration of a penguin
• Porous holes in sponge for filter feeding
• Wings of an owl for silent flight
• Long bird beak for probing water

Which of the following is an example of mimicry?

• Quills of a porcupine
• Green grasshopper blending in with background
• Stick bug taking on the form of a stick
• Monarch butterflies traveling south in the wintertime

Which of the following is an example of hibernation?

• Caribou traveling every year to find area with more food
• Birds of paradise dancing to find a mate
• Muskoxen gathering in large numbers to protect one another from wolves
• Snakes burrowing together during wintertime and becoming dormant

Which of the following is an example of courtship?

• Caribou traveling every year to find area with more food
• Birds of paradise dancing to find a mate
• Muskoxen gathering in large numbers to protect one another from wolves
• Snakes burrowing together during wintertime and becoming dormant

Which of the following is an example of migration?

• Caribou traveling every year to find better conditions
• Birds of paradise dancing to find a mate
• Muskoxen gathering in large numbers to protect one another from wolves
• Snakes burrowing together during wintertime and becoming dormant

Which of the following is an example of grouping?

• Caribou traveling every year to find better conditions
• Birds of paradise dancing to find a mate
• Muskoxen gathering in large numbers to protect one another from wolves
• Snakes burrowing together during wintertime and becoming dormant

What is the function of the quills of a porcupine?

• Obtain resources
• Protection from predators
• Ability to hibernate
• Mimic a more dangerous creature

What is the function of the beak of a humming bird?

• Obtain resources
• Protection from predators
• Ability to hibernate
• Mimic a more dangerous creature