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WorksheetsSurvival at 40 Below
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which word means almost the same as adaptation?
a)
benefit
b)
change
c)
description
d)
need
2.
2. Which word is the opposite meaning of the word dormant?
a)
awake
b)
messy
c)
sleepy
d)
worthless
3.
3. The word agile means able to move and react
a)
quickly and easily
b)
slowly and deliberately
c)
immediately and on time
d)
carefully and delicately
4.
4. Which of the following would hibernate?
a)
a school
b)
a person
c)
an animal
d)
an imagination
5.
5. Which word has almost the same meaning as frigid?
a)
cooked
b)
freezing
c)
stiff
d)
warming
6.
6. Something that insulates does not
a)
last very long
b)
conduct heat
c)
go to sleep
d)
react quickly
7.
7. Which word means "to hide or store something in a hiding place"?
a)
cache
b)
forage
c)
hibernate
d)
insulates
8.
8. For which of the following would an animal forage?
a)
food
b)
mates
c)
shelter
d)
trees
9.
1. What is the main idea of the story?
a)
Animals can survive easily at low temperatures.
b)
In the Gates of the Artic National Park, all animals hibernate during the winter.
c)
Some animals are well adapted to survive the colder air temperatures above the ice and snow.
d)
Many animals have characteristics that help them survive the winter in the Gates of the Arctic National Park.
10.
2. What keeps a wood frog alive when it stops breathing and its heart stops beating?
a)
salt
b)
glucose
c)
a thin layer of ice
d)
antifreeze substances
11.
3. What happens when a squirrel supercools its body?
a)
It wakes up.
b)
It sleeps soundly for the winter.
c)
Its heart rate drops to three beats per minute.
d)
Its temperature stays just above the freezing point of water.
12.
4. What helps the caribou dig?
a)
their hooves and thin legs
b)
their hooves and wide legs
c)
their pointy antlers and thin legs
d)
their pointy antlers and wide legs
13.
5. What do some northern insects have that keeps ice crystals from forming in their bodies?
a)
salt
b)
glucose
c)
fat substances
d)
antifreeze substances
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