Animals Adaptations

What is an adaptation?

• a special feature that helps animals survive

• the animal's environment

• the way an animal hunts

• predators eat prey

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The ability to blend into one's surroundings is called...

• predator

• camouflage

• adaptation

• prey

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___________ is when animals go into a deep sleep causing their bodies to slow down.

• Mimicry

• Migration

• Dormancy

• Hibernation

___________ is when some animals travel long distances from one place to another, usually during seasonal changes.

• Hibernation

• Migration

• Dormancy

• Mimicry

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 A giraffe has a long neck.  Why would the giraffe need this adaptation?

• to keep warm
• to reach food high above the ground
• to have room to eat more
• to catch birds

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A pine snake moves it tail quickly in pine needles so it sounds like a rattle snake. This is an example of which type of behavior?

• camouflage
• mimicry
• estivation
• migration

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Which of these choices is an example of something that is needed for survival?

• Adaptation
• Food 
• Water
• All of the above

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An arctic fox's coat changes color to blend into its surroundings. This is called________

• hibernation
• camouflage
• locomotion
• mimicry

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Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?

• it changes color
• it has sharp quills
• it moves very rapidly
• it makes a loud noise

The praying mantis looks very much like a blade of grass. What is it called when animals look like other animals or plants?

• camouflage
• mimicry
• locomotion
• hibernation

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