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Behavior Adaptations

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Something an animal does to survive is known as
a)
physical adaptation
b)
camouflage 
c)
behavioral adaptation
d)
adaption 
2.
What is an inborn behavior?
a)
Something that helps an animal communicate
b)
Something your parents teach you
c)
Learned behavior
d)
An ability that you are born with
3.
What is an example of inborn behavior?
a)
A person solving a math problem
b)
A spider spinning its web
c)
A dog knowing to walk on a leash without running away
d)
A bear hunting
4.
A frog eats a fly. Is this a physical or behavioral adaptation
a)
behavioral
b)
physical 
5.
Birds migrate to a warmer place during winter.
a)
Physical 
b)
Behavioral
6.
Which of the following is a "behavioral" adaptation?
a)
migration
b)
camouflage
c)
blowhole
d)
bright colors
7.
Hibernation
a)
physical adaptation
b)
behavioral adaptation
8.
Is hibernation a physical or behavioral adaptation?
a)
Physical adaptation
b)
behavioral adaptation
9.
Is sharp teeth a physical or behavioral adaptation?
a)
physical adaptation
b)
behavioral adaptation
10.
Is camouflage a physical or behavioral adaptation?
a)
physical adaptation
b)
behavioral adaptation
11.
Behaviors that are taught and mastered
a)
inborn
b)
learned behaviors
12.
Hibernation is what type of behavior
a)
inborn
b)
learned behavior
13.
A behavior that is developed by observing others or by being taught is a 
a)
learned behavior 
b)
trait
c)
adaptation 
d)
heredity 
14.
A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
15.
Which is an example of a learned characteristic?
a)
color of a dog's fur
b)
seeing
c)
the ability of a mouse to run a maze
d)
a person's ability to roll their tongue
16.
A chimpanzee using a tool to get ants
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
17.
Squirrel hibernating
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
18.
Earthworm borrowing in the ground
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
19.
Dog fetching a ball
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
20.
Elephant drinking water with trunk
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
21.
Dolphin jumping through hoops at Sea World
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
22.
playing an instrument
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
23.
Bees making a hive
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
24.
Whales migrating
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
25.
Baby ducks following their mother
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
26.
Pufferfish puffs up several times their normal size
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
27.
Horse running around a racetrack
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
28.
blinking your eyes
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
29.
zebras stay in herds
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
30.
bees make honey
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
31.
bears protect cubs
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
32.
spider spinning a web
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
33.
bear cub watched mom hunt
a)
learned behavior
b)
inborn
34.
Which is not a reason for animals to migrate?
a)
warmer weather
b)
better food supply
c)
they're following the group
d)
reproduce or raise young
35.
What is it called when they just know where to migrate when they are born?
a)
learned
b)
inborn
36.
When animals ______________, their body temperature drops, slower heart rate and their slower breathing rate.
a)
migrate
b)
hibernate
c)
physical adaptation
d)
learned behavior 
37.
Animals hibernate in ______________.
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
38.
What does it mean to hibernate?
a)
To change your physical characteristics
b)
To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
c)
To travel to a warmer location
d)
To eat all the oreos
39.
_________ is when animals move from one place to another due to change in the weather, following a food or water source, or to find a mate and give birth.
a)
body covering
b)
hibernation
c)
migration
40.
Something that helps an animal survive in its environment
a)
adaptation
b)
physical adaptation
c)
behavior adaptation
41.
Something an animal DOES to survive in its environment
a)
adaptation
b)
physical adaptation 
c)
behavioral adaptation 
42.
Dealing with the animals body
a)
adaptation
b)
physical adaptation 
c)
behavioral adaptation