Animal Adaptations

A trait or behavior that helps organisms survive and reproduce 

• Instinct
• revolt
• adaptation 
• habitat

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What does it mean to hibernate?

• To change your physical characteristics
• To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
• To travel to a warmer location
• To blend in with the environment

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Animals that adapt...

• Stay the same
• Change certain characteristics to survive

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What is it called when an organism changes color to blend in with their environment?

• Camoflauge
• Blending
• Fashion
• Adaptation

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Physical or behavioral adaptation: A hedgehog rolls itself into a ball for protection.

• Physical Adaptation
• Behavioral Adaptation

Physical or behavioral adaptation: Desert animals burrow in the ground to avoid the heat.

• Behavioral Adaptation
• Physical Adapatation

An example of a physical adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell
• The spikes on a porcupine fish
• a rabbit burrowing underground
• a viper biting when threatened

The ears of this fox are an example of...

• A behavioral adaptation
• Poor breeding
• A physical adaptation
• Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong

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How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape animals
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

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What do organisms need to survive?

• water

• sunlight

• oxygen

• All of the above