WorksheetsStructural and Behavioural Adaptations
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
How do adaptations help animals?
To escape animals
to hunt for food
to survive in their habitats
All of these are correct
Why do animals use camouflage?
To look pretty
To stay safe
To play Hide and Go Seek
To eat food
Traveling done by an animal to find food and water.
Adaption: birds flying south for the winter
Camouflage
Migration
Hibernation
Locomotion
An example of a structual adaptation is...
A turtle hiding inside its shell
The spikes on a porcupine fish
A rabbit burrowing underground
A viper biting when threatened
Plants grow towards sunlight to help them acquire as much sunlight as possible.
behavioral
structural
_______ is to go into a deep sleep-like state during winter.
Hibernation
Migration
Camouflage
Adaptation
Bees dance to tell each other where to find food.
Structural/Physical Adaptation
Behavioral Adaptation
A kangaroo has a pouch to protect its young.
Structural/Physical Adaptation
Behavioral Adaptation
When threatened, some animals make warning sounds to help other animals escape a predator.
Behavioral Adaptation
Structural Adaptation
The polar bear's white fur allows it to hide in the cold arctic. This adaptation is called________________.
White on white
Camouflage
Color matching
behavioral adaptation
___________ is a feature that helps a living thing survive and reproduce in the place where it lives.
hibernate
migrate
camouflage
adaptation
A squid will squirt black ink at predators when frightened.
Behavioural Adaptation
Structural Adaptation
A ______________ is something an animal does – how it acts - usually in response to some type of external stimuli.
Body adaptation
Structural adaptation
Instinctual adaptation
Behavioral adaptation
______________ help to protect animals in diverse environments -- from the land to water, from the arctic to the desert.
Structures
Physical-ness
Body language
Body coverings
____________occurs when one animal displays physical or behavioral traits that copy those of a different species.
Adaptation
Hibernation
Mimicry
Camouflage
Some animals have this structural adaptation to help them tear flesh apart
teeth or fangs
claws
powerful muscles
Having tough body to protect themselves from predators is a behavioural adaptation
False
True
Lizards drop off their tails to distract predators. Is this a structural or a behavioural adaptation?
Structural
Behavioural
Kangaroos lick their forearms to keep cool
structural
behavioural
Why is adaptation important?
Because without the ability to adapt, organisms may find it hard to live in their new environment and it would take longer than is necessarily.
Because to adapt means to survive
Because adaptation is the physical feature of an organism
Because adaptation helps organisms in finding food.
Does all animals have adaptation?
(a)
___________ is a feature that helps a living thing survive and reproduce in the place where it lives.
Hibernation
Migration
Camouflage
Adaptation
When an organism copies a characteristic of something else in order to better its chances for survival and reproduction
hibernation
camouflage
mimicry
migration
