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Animal Adaptations & Animal Classification

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False?: All animals have adaptations that help them survive in their habitat.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Animals who travel to warmer habitats in the winter to escape the cold are using which adaptation?

a)

Camouflage

b)

Hibernation

c)

Migration

3.

When animals go into a deep sleep during the winter, they are using which adaptation?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Migration

c)

Camouflage

4.

Which of the following physical adaptations are used by an animal for defense?

a)

wings on a bird

b)

claws on a grizzly bear

c)

webbed feet on a duck

5.

Adaptations that allow animals to MOVE around their environment are known as _______.

a)

Locomotion

b)

Obtaining Resources

c)

Defense

6.

Which of the following adaptations allow animals to obtain the resources they need to survive?

a)

webbed feet on a duck

b)

quills on porcupines

c)

elephant trunks

7.

I am a polar bear who lives in the arctic. My fur is a beautiful white, just like the snow I live in. My fur is which type of adaptation?

a)

Camouflage

b)

Migration

c)

Hibernation

8.

A poison dart frog's bright color is an adaptation for ____.

a)

locomotion

b)

obtaining resources

c)

defense

9.

For locomotion, a rabbit's adaptation is its

a)

hea

b)

legs

c)

ears

10.

Vertebrates are animals that _____

a)

Do not have backbones

b)

Have backbones

11.

Which of the following is a vertebrate?

a)

snake

b)

worm

c)

jellyfish

12.

True or False: A vertebrate has a shell or exoskeleton.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following is an invertebrate?

a)

snake

b)

frog

c)

 snail

14.

How is a lizard classified?

a)

A vertebrate

b)

An invertebrate

15.

What is the BEST definition of animal adaptation?

a)

Changes to an animal's diet.

b)

Characteristics that help animals survive.

c)

Characteristics of an animal's habitat.

d)

Skills learned in order to hunt.