WorksheetsAnimal Adaptations
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A form of camouflage that uses contrasting coloring to blend many animals together
a)
Countershading
b)
Mimicry
c)
Disruptive coloration
2.
A protective coloration to help an animal blend in
a)
camouflage
b)
countershading
c)
mimicry
3.
A mosquito is a
a)
fluid feeder
b)
bulk feeder
c)
deposit feeder
4.
When a weaker animal copies a stronger one to ward off predators
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
disruptive coloration
5.
A form of camouflage in which an animal's belly is lighter and its back is darker
a)
countershading
b)
mimicry
c)
disruptive coloration
6.
A lion is a
a)
Deposit feeder
b)
bulk feeder
c)
filter feeder
7.
A sponge is a
a)
bulk feeder
b)
fluid feeder
c)
filter feeder
8.
Structures that allow animals to defend themselves, move, and obtain resources
a)
countershading
b)
ejection
c)
adaptations
9.
A stickbug looks like the twig on which it rests.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Attack
b)
Defense
c)
Hiding
d)
Obtaining resources
10.
A sea urchin's spines cause an eel to seek another meal.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Attack
b)
Defense
c)
Hiding
d)
Obtaining Resources
11.
A whale filters plankton and krill from the water in which it swims.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Attack
b)
Defense
c)
Hiding
d)
Obtaining resources
12.
A shark is dark gray on top and white below to blend in with water.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Attack
b)
Defense
c)
Hiding
d)
Obtaining resources
13.
A rattlesnake strikes a desert rat.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Attack
b)
Defense
c)
Hiding
d)
Obtaining resources
14.
A peacock fans out the feathers in its tail when a tiger is near.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Attack
b)
Defense
c)
Hiding
d)
Obtaining resources
15.
A snake's expandable stomach allows it to swallow a rabbit.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Attack
b)
Defense
c)
Hiding
d)
Obtaining resources
16.
A flounder is the same color as the sand on which it lies.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Camouflage
b)
Making attack painful
c)
Ejection
d)
Mimicry
17.
A scarlet king snake is not venomous, but looks like a coral snake that is venomous.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
camouflage
b)
Making attack painful
c)
ejection
d)
mimicry
18.
An octopus squirts ink into the water when a predator approaches.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
camouflage
b)
makingattack painful
c)
ejection
d)
mimicry
19.
A Viceroy butterfly tastes good, but looks like a bitter tasting Monarch butterfly.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
camouflage
b)
making attack painful
c)
ejection
d)
mimicry
20.
A skunk sprays a dog who is chasing it.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
camouflage
b)
making attack painful
c)
ejection
d)
mimicry
21.
The three internal stimuli that animals respond to are
a)
photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration
b)
Hunger, sleep, thirst
c)
Water, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
22.
An animals that uses warning coloration is
a)
Poison Dart Frog
b)
Viceroy Butterfly
c)
Shark
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