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WorksheetsHow Do Animals Adapt book quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
In the section called "Learning to Fly," small mammals that can fly are described. The text says, "Over millions of years, these mammals grew flaps of skin on their bodies. They began to glide from one tree to another to find food." These mammals were naturally selected to reproduce and produce offspring with similar helpful traits. What mammal is this today?
Robins
Bats
Squirrels
Woodpeckers
In the sidebar called "Come on up, the food is great!", it describes giraffes competing for food on the savannahs of Africa. Why is it helpful that their long necks evolved to be able to reach leaves on high branches on trees?
Because leaves contain more nutrients and moisture than grass
Because they can share the leaves with the birds and monkeys who live in the trees
Because leaves are more tasty than grass
Because other animals also have long necks and giraffes needed to be taller than them
Select three things that are described in this book as ways that animals "adapt to the seasons."
Getting warmer fur in the winter and a thinner coat in the summer to keep cool
Hoarding food for winter like squirrels and bees
Hibernation, during which some animals can go over 6 months without eating or drinking
Changing colors like cows do, from springtime to winter time
What is it called when animals travel to from one place to another when the seasons change?
Hibernation
Migration
Adaptation
Elimination
A red fox lives in areas with hot summers. The arctic fox live in areas that are cold most of the year. What adaptation do these foxes have to help them survive in their respective environments?
Different sized ears
Different number of paws
Different size of body
They are actually the same species, they just migrate a lot
Select all of the things that animals who live in the desert might have as adaptations to help them survive.
Drink a lot of water in the winter to prepare for the dry summer
Store water in their bodies or leaves
Sleep during the hot day and come out at night
Evistate during the hottest, driest months
According to the text, what animal's body does such a great job conserving water that its urine comes out as powder instead of liquid?
Camel
Darkling Beetle
Fennec Fox
Jeroba
Kangaroo Rat
The section called "Adapting to the dark" describes several animals that use echolocation. Select two of them below.
bats
cats
dolphins
star-nosed mole
earthworm
What is it called when animals have markings on their body that allow them to blend in with their habitats to avoid predators?
Hibernation
Camouflage
Estivation
Disappearing
What is the special type of camouflage called when an animal appears to be something it is not?
super camo
mimicry
playing pretend
blending
The pictures show several animals that have adapted to use mimicry. Select the right answers below.
tiger swallowtail caterpillar
sea horse
land horse
stick insect
leafy sea dragon
What animal is described as needing a good supply of water to grow up healthy, so females are adapted to only give birth when water is available?
Frogs
Fish
Whales
Kangaroos
Hedgehogs and echidnas have sharp spike on their bodies. These help to protect them from predators. This is an example of a
Chemical defense
Musk defense
Defense mechanism
Venom
According to the text, what are two ways that a skunk's musk helps it to survive?
the bad smell keeps other animals away
it blinds other animals that get it in their eyes
It's poisonous to other animals that eat it
It doesn't actually help skunks...it's a scientific mystery why skunks even have this
What is it called when all of the members of a species can no longer reproduce and live successfully on Earth?
Extinction
Execution
Eloquence
Expiration
According to the text, what is one major contributor to animal extinctions?
Other animals eating them
Human activity
Animals leaving to go to other planets
There hasn't been an extinct species since the dinosaurs
