Animal Adaptations Study Guide

A physical feature or behavior that helps an animal or a plant survive

• adaptation

• crustaceans

• nocturnal

• biodiversity

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How many types of animal adaptations are there?

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 5

What are the two types of animal adaptations? Select all that apply.

• behavioral

• physical (structural)

• mental

• internal

What are examples of adaptation? Select all that apply.

• camouflage

• mimicry

• hibernation

• migration

• habitat

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Actions animals take to survive in their environments ______

• behavioral adaptations

• physical adaptations

• structural adaptations

• mental adaptations

Bodily features that help an animal survive in its environment are _____

• physical or structural adaptations

• behavioral adaptations

• mental adaptations

• human adaptations

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What are examples of behavioral adaptation? Select all that apply.

• hibernation

• migration

• mimicry

• camouflage

What are examples of physical (structural) adaptations? Select all that apply.

• mimicry

• camouflage

• hibernation

• migration

Sleeping during the day and staying awake at night

• arthropods

• mimicry

• camouflage

• nocturnal

An animals ability to blend in with its environment so it can hide from predators and prey

• camouflage

• nocturnal

• hibernation

• migration

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