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WorksheetsAnimal Adaptations
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
an inherited behavior that helps an animal meet its needs
a)
fossil
b)
learned behavior
c)
instinct
d)
hibernation
2.
evidence of a plant or an animal that lived a long time ago
a)
fossil
b)
learned behavior
c)
instinct
d)
hibernation
3.
a dormant, inactive state in which normal body activities slow down
a)
fossil
b)
learned behavior
c)
instinct
d)
hibernation
4.
what happens when all the members of a species dies out
a)
fossil
b)
extinction
c)
instinct
d)
hibernation
5.
a body part or behavior that helps something live
a)
adaptation
b)
extinction
c)
instinct
d)
hibernation
6.
when animals move as a group from one region to another and back
a)
adaptation
b)
migration
c)
instinct
d)
hibernation
7.
food, air, water, shelter
a)
basic needs
b)
migration
c)
instinct
d)
hibernation
8.
behaviors that were taught to an animal and help it meet its needs
a)
basic needs
b)
migration
c)
learned behaviors
d)
hibernation
9.
a basic need plants meet by themselves
a)
basic needs
b)
food
c)
water
d)
shelter
10.
an example of a learned behavior is
a)
reading
b)
crying
c)
eating
d)
laughing
11.
when a woodchuck goes into hibernation its body temperature goes
a)
up
b)
down
c)
stays the same
d)
is irregular
12.
something that is not extinct
a)
ginkgo
b)
sabertooth tiger
c)
dinosaurs
d)
woolly mammoth
13.
horses' teeth are adapted for
a)
chewing grasses
b)
eating meat
c)
running
d)
swimming quickly
14.
When a tree dies, the next year a new tree begins to grow in the same spot, this is _______.
a)
a dead tree
b)
the cycle of life
c)
the seedlings
d)
the water cycle
15.
Some bird species arrive at backyard feeders sooner than others because they have a shorter ____ to travel.
a)
tree
b)
distance
c)
life
d)
worm
16.
Kittens that wash themselves is an example of:
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
c)
cleaning
d)
fossils
17.
Kittens that DON'T wash themselves.......
a)
never learned from their mother
b)
have a learned behavior
c)
instinct
d)
fossils
18.
An ecosystem you observe regularly is changing. There are fewer plants and animals. Draw a conclusion...
a)
the animals are not having their basic needs met
b)
there are bushes
c)
there is a stream
d)
there aren't as many fish
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