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WorksheetsAnimal Adaptations
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
2.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
3.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
4.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
5.
Why do some animals hibernate?
a)
The cold weather makes them sleepy.
b)
Their food supply is smaller in the winter.
c)
They have no one to play with.
6.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
7.
Which of these BEST describes how some birds survive when the weather gets cold?
a)
a. They store twigs and sticks in their nest
b)
b. They migrate to a warmer climate
c)
c. They grow more feathers to stay warm in the winter
d)
d. They hide in bushes and wait for warm weather
8.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
habitat
d)
coloration
9.
Lions often hide in the tall grass while stalking their prey. This is an example of...
a)
camouflage
b)
warning coloration
c)
mimicry
d)
hibernation
10.
Koalas are mammals from Australia. They only eat the leaves of the eucalyptus tree. If they can't find enough eucalyptus leaves to meet their needs, what will most likely happen
a)
the koalas will need less energy
b)
the population of koalas will decrease
c)
the population of the eucalyptus trees will increase
d)
the koalas will get nutrition from another source
11.
How would warmer temperatures affect polar bears?
a)
there would be more ice. so hunting would be easier
b)
there would be less ice, so, hunting would be easier
c)
there would be more ice, so hunting would be harder
d)
there would be less ice, so hunting would be harder
12.
which is the most likely reason Canada geese migrate?
a)
they follow other birds
b)
there are more food resources in the south
c)
they need to lay their eggs in the south
d)
there are fewer predators in the south
13.
which color of foxes would be safest from foxes in an arctic area covered with snow?
a)
grey
b)
black
c)
white
d)
brown
14.
which is a learned behavior?
a)
a dog uses its tongue to drink
b)
a robin holds a branch with its feet
c)
a chimpanzee digs for termites with a stick
d)
a worm moves to the top of flooded ground
15.
What could happen to a species that can NOT meet its needs in its environment?
a)
They could have many babies
b)
They could become extinct
16.
When an animal's color or pattern helps it blend in with its surrounds it is called _____________.
a)
migration
b)
hibernation
c)
warning sounds
d)
camouflage
17.
Bird beaks are an example of a _______________ adaptation
a)
body part
b)
behavior
18.
A ______________ is a body part or behavior that helps an animal meet its needs in its environment.
a)
adaptation
b)
oxygen
c)
climate
d)
shelter
19.
Physical adaptations are also called....
a)
structural adaptations.
b)
behavioral adaptations.
c)
learned adaptations.
d)
experiences.
20.
What are the two major types of adaptations?
a)
Physical and structural
b)
Physical and behavioral
c)
Learned and Inherited
d)
Heredity and Environment
21.
A body covering or body part that helps an animal defend itself is an example of a...
a)
a learned behavior.
b)
an instinct.
c)
a stimuli.
d)
physical adaptation.
22.
Physical adaptations are...
a)
inherited.
b)
learned.
c)
important.
d)
an instinct.
23.
Behavioral adaptations can be...
a)
instinctive or learned through experience.
b)
a structural adaptation.
c)
can not be learned.
d)
really hard for animals.
24.
Migration and hibernation are examples of...
a)
a behavioral adaptation.
b)
a structural adaptation.
c)
a physical adaptation.
d)
a result of the sun.
25.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A change in the environment that helps animals.
b)
A trait that enables an organism to better survive in its environment.
c)
An experience that helps an animal inherit life.
d)
A move from one way to another.
26.
__________________________ are animals that kill and eat other animals.
a)
lure
b)
prey
c)
predators
d)
mimic
27.
__________________________are particular qualities or characteristics of a person or thing.
a)
obvious
b)
predators
c)
lure
d)
traits
28.
Which word means:
an animal’s home
an animal’s home
a)
camouflage
b)
learned behaviors
c)
mimicry
d)
habitat
29.
Which word means:
things that are taught rather than inherited
things that are taught rather than inherited
a)
mimicry
b)
learned behaviors
c)
habitat
d)
predator
30.
Which word means:
an adaptation in which a harmless animal resem- bles a dangerous animal to fool predators
an adaptation in which a harmless animal resem- bles a dangerous animal to fool predators
a)
camouflauge
b)
mimicry
c)
dormant
d)
learned behavior
31.
Which word means:
an animal that eats other animals
an animal that eats other animals
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
dormant
d)
mimicry
32.
Which word means:
an animal that is eaten by other animals
an animal that is eaten by other animals
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
dormant
d)
learned behaviors
33.
Which of the following is an example of camouflage?
a)
a bird’s sharp beak
b)
a polar bear’s winter coat
c)
a fish’s gills
d)
a king snake looking like a coral snake
34.
Which of the following adaptations would NOT help a camel in its desert habitat?
a)
long eyelashes
b)
wide feet
c)
black and white fur
d)
a fatty hump
35.
Which word means:
adaptations that help an animal blend in with its surroundings to avoid being seen
adaptations that help an animal blend in with its surroundings to avoid being seen
a)
habitat
b)
mimicry
c)
camouflage
d)
adaptations
36.
What are two examples of adaptations that animals use to protect themselves from predators?
a)
camouflage and mimicry
b)
habitat and instincts
c)
dormant and variations
d)
prey and predators
37.
Polar bears have several structural (physical) adaptations to help them survive. Which one is a NOT structural adaptation Polar bears have?
a)
Thick layer of blubber to store energy.
b)
Thick, white fur to blend in.
c)
Strong legs for swimming and running.
d)
Hibernation
38.
Which of the following is an example of mimicry?
a)
a giraffe has a long neck to reach high leaves
b)
an insects body is shaped like a thorn
c)
a lizard changes color to blend in with its environment
d)
a skunk uses a strong odor to scare away predators
39.
Which of the following is not an example of a camel's adaptation to desert life?
a)
nostrils that can close to keep out sand
b)
humps that store fat for energy when food is scarce
c)
wide hooves to walk on sand
d)
camels migrate to cooler climates in the summer
40.
The walkingstick uses..
a)
Blending
b)
Color changing
c)
Mimicry
d)
Patterns
41.
Camouflage is used to attract predators.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
This animal is using
a)
hibernation
b)
camouflage
c)
mimicry
43.
When a living thing copies the appearance of another living thing as a means of protection
a)
mimicry
b)
a behavioral adaptation
c)
mockery
d)
natural selection
44.
The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor. This is:
a)
hibernation.
b)
behavior.
c)
migration.
d)
camouflage.
45.
A cactus can live in the desert because of this adaptation
a)
has wide flat leaves to catch water
b)
has shallow roots
c)
thick, waxy leaves help it store water
46.
a physical feature or behavior that helps an organism survive
a)
adaptation
b)
migrate
47.
What helps a giraffe find food?
a)
long neck
b)
talons
c)
sharp teeth
d)
claws
48.
What does this animal use?
a)
mimcry
b)
camouflage
49.
What does this animal use?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
50.
What does this animal use?
a)
mimicry
b)
warning coloration
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