Exploring Marsupials and Adaptation

Exploring Marsupials and Adaptation

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science, Geography

2nd - 5th Grade

Easy

Created by

Lucas Foster

Used 1+ times

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The video explores the unique wildlife of Australia, focusing on marsupials like kangaroos, wombats, and koalas. It explains the role of pouches in marsupial parenting and how Australia's isolation led to unique animal adaptations. The video also introduces the Virginia opossum, North America's only marsupial, highlighting its survival tactics and sensory abilities.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of a kangaroo's pouch?

To keep the joey safe and warm

To help the kangaroo balance

To carry water

To store food

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a baby kangaroo called?

Cub

Pup

Kitten

Joey

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a marsupial?

Lion

Wombat

Koala

Kangaroo

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What characteristic is common to all marsupials?

They have scales

They have pouches

They live in water

They lay eggs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did marsupials evolve differently in Australia?

They were isolated on an island

They had more predators

They had less food

They were domesticated by humans

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe how animals change to fit their environment?

Migration

Adaptation

Domestication

Hibernation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which marsupial is native to North America?

Koala

Virginia opossum

Kangaroo

Wombat

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