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WorksheetsUnit 6 - Lessons 4-6 Animal Adaptations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Shapes, colors, and patterns help an animal stay hidden. Which of these is the name for this kind of adaptation?
camouflage
disguise
mimicry
protection
Plants and animals have many similar adaptations. Which of the following kinds of adaptations are NOT found in plants?
mimicry
camouflage
structures for chewing
structures for defense
Which internal structure that helps fish control how deep they are in the water?
swim bladder
tail
fin
scale
A horse has teeth that are flat instead of pointed. Which of these does a horse's teeth help the horse do?
eat grass
catch prey
drink water
avoid danger
Some harmless animals look a lot like harmful ones. Which adaptation do the harmless animals have?
camouflage
mimicry
patterns
shapes
Which part of its tongue is this frog using to catch food?
the side
the back
the bottom
the tip
What adaptation is this frog using?
migration
disguise
mimicry
camouflage
If you wanted to make two model frogs to study how frogs catch insects. Which is most likely the difference between the two frogs?
the length of the tongue
the sizes of the two frogs
the kind of surface on the tongue
the kind of paper used in the frog
Which can you use to record data on how much food a frog catches?
a camera
a graph
a pan balance
a table
Which is the name for a part of an animal that helps it survive?
a model
a tongue
a behavior
an adaptation
Which is the name for what animals do when they go into a deep, sleep-like state in winter?
freeze
hibernate
migrate
travel
Some animals migrate every year. Which of the following is NOT a reason animals migrate?
to find shelter
to mate and find food
to get away from danger
to find another pace to live
Which of these is an example of migration?
ground squirrels going into underground burrows
tree squirrels gathering and storing nuts every fall
gray whales having their young in warm water
tundra swans flying south in winter and north in summer
An example of a behavior that is an instinct is a
spider building a web
chimpanzee using a tool
young bird making it first flight
polar bear waiting by seal hole.
How does forming groups help animals like the water buffalo?
It reduces the need to share food.
It keeps them cool in hot weather.
It protects them from predators
It helps them mover faster when they migrate.
Behavior that an animal is born with is called
instincts
learned behavior
hiberante
migrate
A deep, sleep-like state in which normal body activities slow is called
instincts
learned behavior
hiberante
migrate
What could forming a group help this tiger do?
stay hidden
cool down
catch prey
run away
When an animal looks like another animal that is poisonous, what is this called?
camouflage
mimicry
hiberante
migrate
What is an inherited behavior of an animal that helps it meet its needs called?
behavior
instincts
learned behavior
