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What is an adaptation?
A behavior that helps an animal survive.
The food that animal eats.
How energy moves in a food web.
How animals evolve throughout time.
What are the two types of adaptation?
Camouflage
Physical and camouflage
Behavior and camouflage
Physical and behavior adaptation
The enviroment in which an animal lives is called its
adaptation
habitat
hibernation
migration
A giraffe's long neck - used to reach leaves high in trees - is an example of a
behavior adaptation
physical adaptation
learned behavior
behavior
Lions, bears, and owls all hunt other animals for their food. They are examples of
prey
predators
children
enemies
What are some things that can cause an animal to become extinct?
habitat loss
disease
climate change
all of the above
What are the 4 things that living things need to survive?
air, food, protection, love
food, water, space, air
love, protection, air, space
protection, water, meat, plants
What is camouflage?
Colors or markings to make it look like something else
A chemical that is used to defend itself
A hard shell or covering
Body patterns or coloring that make it hard to see
A resting state through the winter.
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months
Migration
Locomotion
Adaptation
Hibernation
A polar bear has thick fur to keep it warm so it can survive the cold. This is called
adaptation
camouflage
mimicry
How does adaptations help animals?
to hide from predators
to hunt for food
to survive in their habitats
All of these are correct
What does it mean to CAMOUFLAGE?
when a weak animal copies a stronger animal to warn of predators
when an animal is able to change colors to survive in an environment
when an animal hibernates
What is MIMICRY?
when a weak animal copies stronger animals to warn predators
when you are the prey
when the animal hides in the cold winter and sleeps until the warm spring
Why would a bunnies fur be brown in the summer and white in the winter?
The rabbit likes to change fur color
The bunny learned it from his parents
The changing of fur color help the bunny blend in with it's surrounding
A chameleon lies next to a large blue flower so predators cannot find it. This is an example of
camouflage
migration
mimicry
hibernation
What is Migration?
When animals eat what they want
When animals travel from one place to another to eat or get away from the cold weather.
When animals are taught how to do something.
Choose a physical adaptation examples listed below
Birds fly south for the winter
A bird has a sharp beak
A bear hibernates in the winter
Birds migrate to find food and warmer temperatures.
physical adaptation
behavior adaptation
A polar bear has white fur to make it harder to see.
physical adaptation
behavior adaptation
Black bears hibernate during the winter months.
physical adaptation
behavior adaptation
Students construct an obstacle course and watch a hamster successfully navigate through it. This is an example of-
an inherited trait
a learned behavior
a structure
a function
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
To look different from other species.
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
To protect itself against predators.
To protect itself against prey.
This is any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment.
Evolution
Graduation
Species
Adaptation
How do adaptations help animals?
To escape animals
to hunt for food
to survive in their habitats
All of these are correct
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
Desert
Temperate forest
Grassland
Tropical Rainfroest
A natural process in which new organisms are created and the species continues
population
niche
reproduction
behavior
which is an inherited trait?
speaking spanish
bird saying hello
cat using a litter box
spines on a cactus
An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive
niche
structure
characteristic
adaptation
Beak shape depends on...
where birds live
who they hang out with
diet (fish or seeds)
exercise
What adaptation is represented by the image?
Dormancy
Camouflage
Hibernation
Seed Dispersal
Adaptation that refers to how an organism behaves and how interacts with other.
adaptations
mimicry
behavioral
camouflage
An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism is a ______________________.
prey
producer
predator
decomposer
A natural process in which new organisms are created and the species continues
population
niche
reproduction
behavior
Which of the following things are NOT an adaptation?
camouflage
armor
speed
prey
Armor is an adaptation that helps animals...
hunt
protect themselves from predators
run quickly
blend in with their surroundings
Which of the following things in NOT a benefit of camouflage?
Animals store fat during the winter
Animals can hide from predators
Animals can sneak up on prey
Animals blend in with surroundings
Having webbed feet is an adaptation. How do webbed feet help animals survive?
They stay cool in the summer.
They can swim faster.
They can blend in with their surroundings.
They can attack their prey.
Sharp teeth are an adaptation. How do sharp teeth help animals survive?
Animals can use them to attack their prey.
Animals can run away from danger.
Animals can avoid the cold weather.
Animals can fly away.
Birds have different beaks to help them survive in their habitat, which is a type of ___________ adaptation.
behavioral
physical
learned
migration
What do Adelie penguins do to take care of their babies?
Take turns incubating their eggs with their mate
Take turns guarding chicks
Take turns getting food for chicks
ALL answers are correct
Identify the animal that sleep through the winter months.
Bear
Human
Cat
Sheep
Birds have hollow bones and light body weight which support aerial adaptation.
True
False
1.Animal which has a webbed feet
lion
koala
duck
bat
Birds flying south 800 miles to find food and to escape cold winters is an example of
Hibernation
Migration
Camouflage
Aestivation
Identify the parasite that lives on the host's body.
Roundworm
Hookworm
Lice
Tapeworm
Which of these is a Terrestrial Animal?
Choose the correct answer
Most fishes breathe through
Gills
Lungs
Fins
Moist Skin
Which type of animals have sharp and pointed canine teeth to tear the flesh of their prey?
Herbivores
Scavengers
Omnivores
Carnivores
How do Fur, scales, hair, spines, feathers etc help animals?
they are the predators
they are different forms of mimicry
they form protective body covering
they are the adapted behaviours
Ways plants adapt to thrive in the habitats where they live, is called?
Plant adaptation
Tree adaptation
flower adaptation
How do tree survive winter?
Drink alot of water.
Sleep all winter.
Leaves change color.
What do plants need to survive?
sunlight, water, air, and nutrients
sunlight, winter, fall, and nutrients
swamps, bees, leaves, and nutrients
Plants need sunlight, water, air and nutrients to survive
True
False
Some trees produce nuts that help create new trees?
False
True
Helps the plant to anchor to the soil and get water and nutrients.
Leaves
Stems
Roots
Odd shapes
Many plants have bright, sweet smelling flowers. How would this adaptation help the plant?
It warns away predators
It attracts bees and other pollinators
It helps the plant store water
It gives the plant shade.
Plant parts that use sunlight to make food
Roots
Flowers
Seeds
Leaves
Plant parts that absorb water and nutrients
Leaves
Roots
Hair
Stem
An adaptation that helps a cactus live in the desert is its
wide, flat leaves to catch water
bright green color
thin, spiny needles
tall stems
