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Seasonal Changes of Plants & Animals

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which of these animals hibernates?
a)
Coyote
b)
Rainbow Trout
c)
Groundhog
3.
If an animal migrates then they
a)
find a hole to sleep in
b)
change the color of their fur
c)
travel to a warmer location
4.
Which animal is most likely to migrate?
a)
Canadian Geese
b)
Grizzly Bear
c)
Raccoon
d)
Skunk
5.
Animals that adapt...
a)
Stay the same
b)
Change certain characteristics to survive
c)
Bake cookies
6.
What is one way an animal can adapt for the winter?
a)
Fly to some place warmer.
b)
Sleep for 4 months.
c)
Grow a thicker coat. 
7.
Instead of hibernating, some animals _______ to warmer places. 
a)
survive
b)
sleep
c)
burrow
d)
migrate
8.
What would a ground squirrel do FIRST to prepare for winter?
a)
eat a lot of food to store up fat
b)
lower it's body temperature
c)
sleep through the winter
d)
wake up
9.
Which of these is a sign of hibernation?
a)
slow heart rate
b)
fast heart rate
c)
fast breathing
d)
high body temperature
10.
A bat would be most happy hibernating in...
a)
an igloo
b)
a beach
c)
a cave
d)
the bottom of a pond
11.
When animals ______________, their body temperature drops and their breathing slows down.
a)
migrate
b)
hibernate
c)
tropical
d)
habit
12.
Animals hibernate in ______________.
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
13.
_________ is when animals move from one place to another due to seasonal change, following a food or water source, or to find a mate and give birth.
a)
body covering
b)
omnivore
c)
migration
d)
herbivore
14.
a deep sleeplike state when an animal’s body processes slow down (inherited behavior)
a)
Hibernation
b)
Migration
c)
Dormant
d)
Camouflage
15.

What is migration?

a)

When animals move to a warmer place in winter.

b)

When animals go into a deep sleep during winter.

c)

When animals play in winter.

16.

Why do animals hibernate?

a)

They are tired

b)

They want to move to a warmer place

c)

To help them survive the winter

17.

Why do animals migrate?

a)

They want to go some where warm

b)

They need to find food

c)

Both a and b

18.

What animals migrate?

a)

bears, bats, snakes

b)

some birds, whales, butterflies

c)

all of the above

19.

What animals hibernate?

a)

bears, bats, snakes

b)

some birds, whales, butterflies

c)

none of the above

20.

An oak tree losing its leaves during the winter is an example of

a)

Hibernation

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Dormancy

d)

Seed dispersal

21.

What adaptation is represented by the image?

a)

Camouflage

b)

Beak Design

c)

Hibernation

d)

Seed Dispersal

22.

What adaptation is represented in the image?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Camouflage

c)

Dormancy

d)

Pollination

23.
A period of a plant when is does NOT grow
a)
spore
b)
stamen
c)
nutrient
d)
dormancy
24.
This is an example of what camoflauge?
a)
mimicry
b)
blending
c)
costume
d)
color changing
25.
This animal uses camoflauge to..
a)
hide 
b)
hunt
26.
This animal uses camoflauge to ..
a)
hide
b)
hunt
27.

A snowshoe rabbit's coat becomes white

a)

so it can blend in with the snow in winter

b)

so people can see it better in the spring

c)

so it can run faster in winter

d)

so its mother can find it more easily

28.
Which sentence shares a detail about a polar bear's white camouflage?
a)
Polar bears eat fish and seals.
b)
Polar bears will hunt for humans.
c)
Polar bears use their white paws to hide their black noses in the snow. 
d)
Polar bears can smell seals 20 miles away.
29.

When people cut down trees, the soil can be washed away by rain. This is an example of _______________________.

a)

pollution

b)

erosion

c)

a habitat

d)

an environment