I Will Survive Review

A polar bear's fur blends into the snow. What kind of adaptation does this represent?

• camouflage

• dormancy

• mimicry

When birds travel to a warmer climate for the winter, this is an example of _____.

• hibernation

• migration

• camouflage

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Name 2 plant adaptations that would discourage animals from eating a plant.

• bad taste

• large leaves

• thorns

What can an animal do if it can no longer survive in its environment?

• hibernate

• move

• stop reproducing

Why is it important for a population to have individual differences?

• Differences ensure that some individuals may be able to survive if the environment changes.

• Differences ensure that all individuals will survive if the environment changes.

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What can an animal do if its environment changes and the animal can no longer find food or shelter?

• become dormant

• hibernate

• move

Woodpeckers have pointy beaks to poke holes in trees in order to eat insects. What type of adaptation is the pointy beak?

• learned

• behavioral

• physical

Mockingbirds eat insects, berries, and seeds. Insects and seeds have hard coverings, but berries are soft. If the plants that make berries don't grow well one year, which mockingbirds are most likely to survive?

• the ones that sing the loudest

• the ones with the strongest beaks

• the ones with the longest tail feathers

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Environmental changes can happen naturally or from human activity.

• True

• False

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The shape of beaks on water birds helps them to _____.

• swim in ponds and lakes

• share nesting and parenting duties

• feed on fish and small amphibians

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