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Adaptations

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Living things have two kinds of adaptations: __________________. Choose the best answer.

a)

behavioral and structural

b)

physical makeup and structural

c)

behavioral and physical

d)

thrive and survive

2.

How do adaptations help animals?

a)

To escape other animals

b)

to hunt for food

c)

to survive in their habitats

d)

All of these are correct

3.

Chameleons are reptiles that have the ability to hide from predators and prey by blending in with their environment. They can change the pattern and/or color of their skin. This ability is known as --

a)

natural selection

b)

imitations

c)

mimicry

d)

camouflage

4.
Behavior an animal is born with
a)
migration
b)
instinct
c)
physical adaptation
d)
camouflage
5.
A black bear hibernates during the winter months.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Structural Adaptation
6.

A lion has pointed teeth to help it tear meat off of the bone.

a)

Behavioral Adaptation

b)

Physical Adaptation

7.
When an animal looks like another animal it is called ______________.
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
warning coloration
d)
protective resemblance
8.
An adaptation that helps an animal hide from predators
a)
migration
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
extinction
9.
Which is an example of a behavioral adaptation?
a)
claws
b)
beak
c)
thumb
d)
migration
10.

What does it mean to CAMOUFLAGE?

a)

when a weak animal copies a stronger animal to warn of predators

b)

when an animal is able to change colors to survive in an enviornment

c)

when an animal hibernates during the winter.

11.
The praying mantis looks very much like a blade of grass. What is it called when animals look like other animals or plants?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
locomotion
d)
hibernation
12.

What is MIMICRY?

a)

When a weak animal copies stronger animals to warn predators

b)

when you are the prey.

c)

when an animal hides in the cold winter and sleeps until the warm spring.

13.
Arctic foxes are white in the winter to blend in with the snow. What adaptation is this?
a)
behavioral adaptation
b)
camouflage
c)
migration
d)
hibernation
14.

___ are behaviors or physical characteristics that help an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment.

a)

Biomes

b)

Roots

c)

Nocturnal

d)

Adaptations

15.

Some animals may ___, or move from one place to another, when their environment gets too cold or when food is hard to find.

a)

shelter

b)

nocturnal

c)

camouflage

d)

migrate

16.

To go into a sleep state is called

a)

migration

b)

hibernation

c)

extinction

d)

predator

17.

Check all animals that migrate.

a)

bottle nosed dolphin

b)

caribou

c)

birds

d)

bats

e)

butterflies

18.

What time of year do animals hibernate?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall