Animal Adaptations Practice Quiz

Land is being cleared to build a new shopping center. How would this impact the population of birds that live here? Select 3 correct answers.

• Birds would have to move to a new location to find food. 

• There would not be an impact on the birds habitat.

• Birds would have to move to a new location to find trees to build their nests.

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    Predators would be able to see the birds more easily if the trees were cut down.

• Birds would have to hibernate.

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The frog is the same color as the plant. This is an example of...

• hibernation

• camouflage

• migration

• behavioral adaptation

A king snake looks similar to a coral snake. The coral snake is poisonous and the king snake is not. This is an example of - 

• migration

• hibernation

• camouflage

• mimicry

In early October, monarch butterflies travel to Mexico for the winter. This behavioral adaptation is called - 

• camouflage

• migration

• mimicry

• physical adaptation

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Ducks have webbed feet that help them swim through the water. This is an example of a - 

• behavioral adaptation

• migration

• physical adaptation

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    hibernation

When the weather turns colder, there are less insects for bats to eat. To survive, bats spend most of the winter resting in a cave. This adaptation is called - 

• camouflage

• hibernation

• mimicry

• migration

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Giraffes have long necks. How does this physical adaptation help giraffes to survive in their environment?

• A giraffe's long neck allows the giraffe to eat leaves at the top of the trees where many other animals cannot reach.

• A giraffe's long neck helps it to run faster than their predators.

• A giraffe's long neck helps the giraffe camouflage with its environment.

• A giraffe's long neck helps the giraffe stay warm.

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Which of the following are examples of behavioral adaptations? Select 2 correct answers.

• hibernation

• sharp claws

• thick fur

• migration

• webbed feet

A fossil was found in rock layers. What does this fossil tell us about life long ago?

• This area was probably covered by water long ago. 

• This area was probably a desert long ago. 

• There were no animals long ago.

• This area was probably covered with trees long ago.

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A paleontologist is a scientist who studies - 

• fossils to learn about life long ago

• the solar system to learn more about the stars and planets

• the weather to make predictions

• how objects move (force and motion)

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