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Animal Adaptations

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 
a)
an adaptation
b)
environment
c)
response
d)
stimulus
2.
Why do animals use camouflage?
a)
To look pretty
b)

To survive

c)

To sleep and other animals not bother them

d)
To eat food
3.

This is an example of what type of adaptation: A skunk spraying its predator

a)
Defense
b)
Hibernation
c)
Migration
d)

Camouflaged

4.

What is the word to describe an animal traveling to find food and water.  For example, birds flying south for the winter

a)
Camouflage
b)
Migration
c)
Hibernation
d)

Predator

5.

What is the word that describe a color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat For example, polar bears in the Artic

a)
Hibernation
b)
Locomotion
c)
Camouflage
d)
Migration
6.
An example of a behavioral adaptation is
a)
The long neck of a giraffe
b)
Penguins huddling together for warmth
c)
A camel's hump used to store water
d)
A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage
7.
A black bear hibernates during the winter months.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)

Physical Adaptation

8.

Leaf insects sway as they walk so that they look like leaves blowing in the wind.

a)

Behavioral Adaptation

b)

Physical Adaptation

9.

A polar bear has thick rough pads on their feet to better walk on ice.

a)

Behavioral Adaptation

b)

Physical Adaptation

10.

Which result is likely to happen to a species that cannot adapt to changes in its environment?

a)

It will only stay active at night.

b)

It will survive without adapting.

c)

It will grow a think fur

d)

It will become endangered/extinct.