Animal Adaptations

Animal adaptation is......

• Pollution that kills animals.

• All living and non living things living in the same place.

• Any heritable trait that helps an animal survive and reproduce in its environment.

• food that an animal eats and homes that they live in.

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A camel's adaptation to survive is its long, double eyelashes. Why do camels have long, double eyelashes?

• The camel has double eyelashes to help it see better.

• A camel has double eyelashes to keep the sand out.

• A camel has double eyelashes to attract a mate

• A camel has double eyelashes in case they lose the first set.

A giraffe has many adaptations to help it survive. One of these adaptations is:

• Giraffes have horns that have eyes so they can see behind them.

• Giraffes have course tongues that help them break down rough food.

• Giraffes have soft bodies in case they fall so they do not break their necks.

• Giraffes have long legs to walk over rivers.

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Blubber is an adaptation that a penguin has to .....

• give it's predators more nurishment when it is eaten.

• to help it not get hurt when it falls on the ice

• To keep them warm and protected from the harsh weather.

• to help them if they get hungry

The following are what kind of adaptation:

fur, scales, hard shell, spikes, long necks, and spotted fur.

• structural adaptations

• behavioral

  adaptations

• physiological

  adaptations

• family adaptations

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An inherited adaptation takes ...

• weeks to develop

• months to develop

• happens right away

• develops over time and can take hundreds of years

Which habitat could a polar bear survive in?

• tropical zone

• desert

• temperate zone

• tundra

Which of the following is not a physical adaptation?

• An arctic fox has short ears to conserve heat.

• Howler monkeys have long tails to grab tree branches.

• Giraffes have long necks to reach food in high trees found in their habitat.

• Bears hibernate to store energy and survive the winter.

Meerkats and penguins live in large groups to protect themselves and help them survive. This is what kind of adaptation?

• emotional adaptation

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

• physiological adaptation

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Which of the following is a physiological adaptation?

• A bird migrates south for the winter.

• A giraffe has a long neck.

• Snakes and spiders have venom to paralyze their prey.

• A groundhog burrows to stay warm for the winter.