WorksheetsAnimal Adaptations
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
When an animal sleeps during the cold days of winter, that is called _________
mimicry
migration
hibernation
camouflage
When animals travel long trips to find warmer weather, food supply, and a safe place to give birth, that is called _______________.
mimicry
migration
hibernation
camouflage
Looking or sounding like another living organism is called ___________.
mimicry
hibernation
migration
camouflage
A visual disguise; when the color of an animal changes to look like its surroundings
camouflage
mimicry
hibernation
migration
A characteristic or change in an animal's body that helps it survive in its environment
learned behavior
physical adaptation
behavioral adaptation
instinctive behavior
Behaviors that happen naturally
instinctive behaviors
learned behaviors
physical adaptations
behavioral adaptations
Something an animal does or how it acts in order to stay alive
learned behavior
physical adaptation
instinctive behavior
behavioral adaptation
Behaviors taught through observation and experiencing their own environment is called ______________
instinctive behavior
learned behavior
physical adaptation
behavioral adaptation
An animal who hunts is called the (a) and the animal that is hunted is called the (b)
Which is NOT a behavioral adaptation?
a bear hibernating in the winter
a bird with a sharp beak
being nocturnal
burrowing underground
How are teeth, camouflage and mimicry the same?
They are all behaviors.
They are used by all insects.
They each can help an animal survive.
They are used ONLY by predators.
What is NOT a physical adaptation?
A turtle having a hard thick shell.
A camel having long legs to stay away from the hot surface of the ground
A bird having a sharp beak to help them catch their prey.
Baby cheetahs learning to hunt from their mom.
Why would a bunny's 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 surroundings.
A dog shaking after it gets wet, a sea turtle seeking out the ocean after hatching, or a bird migrating before the winter season are examples of _______________
learned behaviors
instinctive behaviors
mimicry
physical adaptation
Choose ALL that apply:
Adaptations are ___________________
only used by some animals
changes an animal makes to help it survive in its environment
physical or behavioral
not necessary for survival
learned or instinctive
physical adaptation
thick fur
learned behavior
communicating
behavioral adaptation
hibernation
instinctive behavior
blinking eyelashes
