Adaptations in Animals

Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?

• looking like a dangerous animal
• being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
• having sharp claws or a strong shel
• having only a few young and caring for them

Which 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.

How do adaptations help animals?

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

An inactive state during which normal body activities slow. 

• instinct
• camouflage
• migration
• hibernation

Horse's teeth are adapted for what activity?

• to tear meat
• to tear meat and grind plants
• to slurp water
• to grind and chew grass

Arboreal animals are

• Monkey

• Tiger

• Koala

• Sparrow

How do adaptations help animals?

• Adaptations help animals obtain food

• Adaptations help animals protect themselves

• Adaptations help animals survive in the environment

• All of the above

What is a thick layer of fat known as?

• Blubber

• Fat

• Trans fat

• Carbohydrates

Hibernation is an adaptation. How does hibernation help animals survive?

• It allows them to fly away from predators.

• It allows them to catch prey easily.

• It allows them to store fat and stay out of the winter cold.

• It allows them to release excess heat.

The ones who derive nutrition from other beings