Survival at 40 Below

1. Which word means almost the same as adaptation?

• benefit
• change
• description
• need

2. Which word is the opposite meaning of the word dormant?

• awake
• messy
• sleepy
• worthless

3. The word agile means able to move and react

• quickly and easily
• slowly and deliberately
• immediately and on time
• carefully and delicately

4. Which of the following would hibernate?

• a school
• a person
• an animal
• an imagination

5. Which word has almost the same meaning as frigid?

• cooked
• freezing
• stiff
• warming

6. Something that insulates does not

• last very long
• conduct heat
• go to sleep
• react quickly

7. Which word means "to hide or store something in a hiding place"?

• cache
• forage
• hibernate
• insulates

8. For which of the following would an animal forage?

• food
• mates
• shelter
• trees

1. What is the main idea of the story?

• Animals can survive easily at low temperatures.
• In the Gates of the Artic National Park, all animals hibernate during the winter.
• Some animals are well adapted to survive the colder air temperatures above the ice and snow.
• Many animals have characteristics that help them survive the winter in the Gates of the Arctic National Park.

2. What keeps a wood frog alive when it stops breathing and its heart stops beating?

• salt

• glucose

• a thin layer of ice

• antifreeze substances