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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?looking like a dangerous animalbeing the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)having sharp claws or a strong shelhaving only a few young and caring for them - 2. Multiple ChoiceA giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of _____.an adaptationenvironmentresponsestimulus
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich adaptation (for the underlined animal) serves the function of defense?A walking stick looks like the twig on which it rests.A porcupine’s quills cause a predator to seek another meal.A whale filters plankton and krill from the water in which it swims.A penguin is dark on top and white below to blend in with the water.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous.A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to play dead.A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow do adaptations help animals?To escape animalsto hunt for foodto survive in their habitatsAll of these are correct
- 6. Multiple ChoicePlants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?DesertTemperate forestGrasslandTropical Rainfroest
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy do animals use camouflage?To look prettyTo stay safeTo play Hide and Go SeekTo eat food
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow an animal protects itself Adaptation: Skunk and its sprayDefenseHibernationLocomotionMigration
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA resting state through the winter.
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter monthsLocomotionHibernationMigrationDefense - 10. Multiple ChoiceTraveling done by an animal to find food and water.
Adaption: birds flying south for the winterCamouflageMigrationHibernationLocomotion - 11. Multiple ChoiceColor or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
Adaptation: polar bears in the ArticHibernationLocomotionCamouflageMigration - 12. Multiple ChoiceA monkey has a long tail to help it swing from branch to branch.Behavioral AdaptationStructural Adaptation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA squid will squirt black ink at predators when frightened.Behavioral AdaptationStructural Adaptation
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAn arctic tern migrates for food and warmth.Behavioral AdaptationStructural Adaptation
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA penguin is white on its belly and black on its back so it harder to see underwater from above and below.Behavioral AdaptationStructural Adaptation
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhen threatened, some animals make warning sounds to help other animals escape a predator.Behavioral AdaptationStructural Adaptation
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe polar bear's white fur allows it to hide in the cold arctic. This adaptation is called________________.White on whiteCamouflageColor matchingbehavioral adaptation
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat adaptation does this squirrel have that allows it to glide through the air?Extra skin under the arms and legs to capture air as it falls.Big ears to capture are as it fallsSmall eyes to see where it will landA short thin tail
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMost desert plants have spines. How does this adaptation help them survive in a harsh environment?The spines capture waterThe spines make it colderThe spines will make it rainThe spines will protect the plant from animals that want to eat it
- 20. Multiple ChoiceDefine Adaptation.How an organism has NOT changed and continues to live in an environmentAll animals can live in any environmentHow an organism grows over timeSpecial features or behaviors that allow an animal to survive in an environment.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Bird bones are hollow, this allows them to be ____________ so the birds can fly easier.
lighter
heavier
weigh the same
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThis animal uses camoflauge to ..hidehunt
- 23. Multiple ChoiceUsing this picture, what defense is this Hawk Moth displaying?camouflageemitting smellsmimicrypanting
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