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Center of the West

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the above animal?

a)

Elk

b)

Grizzly Bear

c)

Bison

d)

Bald Eagle

e)

Grey Wolf

2.

How many different Species of animals exist in Yellowstone?

a)

10

b)

152

c)

Over 9000

d)

67

3.

Which of the following images is a Rainbow Trout?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
4.

What is the name of this famous hot pot that attracts photographer from around the world?

a)

Grand Prismatic

b)

Blue Pot

c)

Rainbow Pot

d)

Norris Pot

5.

The coloring and markings of an animal that help it to blend in with its surroundings is _______________________.

a)

camouflage

b)

mimicry

c)

prey

d)

behavior

6.

Which of the following animals hibernates?

a)

Cat

b)

Duck

c)

Alligator

d)

Brown Bat

7.

Hibernation is an example of _______________.

a)

Behavioral Adaptation

b)

Migration

c)

Physical Adaptation

d)

Camouflage

8.

Thick fur and blubber are examples of __________________.

a)

Behavioral adaptations

b)

Physical Adaptations

c)

Camouflage

d)

Hibernation

9.
Why do hibernating animals wake up in the  spring? 
a)
it rains too much, and their homes get wet. 
b)
The birds wake them up.
c)
They can find food, and its warmer
d)
All of the above
10.
Hibernating animals try and stay safe from predators.
What are predators? 
a)
cold habitats
b)
plants that many animals eat
c)
bats that live in dens and caves 
d)
animals that hunt and eat other animals
11.
Instead of hibernating, some animals _______ to warmer places. 
a)
survive
b)
sleep
c)
burrow
d)
migrate
12.
During hibernation, an animal’s heart rate slows down. What will happen when the animal wakes up?
a)
It's heart rate will slow down more
b)
It's heart rate speeds back up
c)
It's heart stops breathing
d)
It's body temperature goes down
13.
A bat would be most happy hibernating in...
a)
an igloo
b)
a beach
c)
a cave
d)
the bottom of a pond
14.
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
15.
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
16.

Animals' teeth and beaks are examples of..

a)

physical adaptations

b)

behavioural adaptations

17.

Which physical adaptations do raptors have...

a)

really big eyes

b)

hooked beaks

c)

powerful talons

d)

Webbed feet

18.

In the riparian zone, river otters have a special adaptation...

a)

They make lodges out of wood

b)

They bash their heads against each other

c)

They have a third clear eyelid that helps them see while swimming

d)

They have long sticky tongues

19.

Big Horn Mountain Sheep have a physical adaptation that helps them fend off predators

a)

Large Horns

b)

Hooves

c)

Lots of body fat or meat, muscle

d)

Fur

20.

Big horn sheep have large horn that are made of...

a)

keratin (the same thing human fingernails are made of)

b)

bone

c)

wood

d)

bark

21.

Big horn mountain sheep prefer to live in the _____ ______ to avoid predators and find lichen.

a)

Alpine region

b)

Plains Basin

c)

Riparian Zone

d)

Tundra

22.

Grizzly Bears have many physical adaptations that allow them to spend time in...

a)

Alpine Region

b)

Plains Basin

c)

Riparian Zone

d)

Mountain Forest

e)

All of the above

23.

Yellowstone National park has four different habitats for animals. Check the ones that are in Yellowstone.

a)

Desert

b)

Alpine Region

c)

Mountain Forest

d)

Riparian Zone

e)

Plains Basin

24.

Grizzly bears prepare for hibernation by rolling over rocks and eating thousands of (a)   .

25.

Timberwolves prefer to hunt deer in (a)   .

26.

Choose an animal you learned about this week. Provide one example of how that animal prepares for the winter months. Use the RAP strategy to prove your answer. (You can look at the article again here.)


https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-takes-the-longest-nap

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27.

Animals have to figure out how to make it through the cold winter months when their (a)   supplies grow threatened.

28.

What was your favourite part of this week?

a)

The Virtual Field Trip

b)

Who takes the longest nap? Article

c)

The Math Games

d)

Your Amazing Online Teacher

29.

For larger animals it takes too much _____ to migrate, so they hunker down and hibernate over the winter months.

a)

energy

b)

time

c)

effort

d)

talent

30.

Hibernating animals often show signs of sleep ____ after they emerge from hibernation

a)

migration

b)

hibernation

c)

deprivation

d)

creation

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