Vocab Environmental Adaptations

If industrial plants accidentally leak lead into a local river, how could it effect the animals in a nearby city?

• Many deer would survive because their drinking water is clean.

• Many fish would die because their habitat is polluted.

• Many fish can survive because the water is clean.

• Many deer would die because they live in the water.

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A bird’s curved, sharp beak is an example of a

• trait

• behavioral adaptation

• physical adaptation

• camouflage

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When a group of animals move together to another place in order to survive, this is called…

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Mimicry

• Extinction

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What could be a result of using fertilizers on the environment?

• Increase the number of fish in the ocean.

• Cause landslides to occur at a faster rate.

• Decrease populations of fish and shellfish.

• Fertilizers keep the water balanced and clean.

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The main purpose of an adaptation is to...

• help an animal get food.

• help an animal survive.

• provide a habitat.

• change the animal's appearance.

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An animal blending in to its environment is called...

• Mimicry

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Trait

• Camouflage

An animal looking like another animal to ward off potential predators is called...

• Camouflage

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Copying

• Mimicry

Which is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• webbed feet of the duck

• eagle using sharp talons when hunting

• monarch butterflies migrating in winter

• thick fur of a polar bear

A characteristic or change in an animal's body that helps it survive.

• Physical Adaptation

• Mimicry

• Learned Behavior

• Predator

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When an animal sleeps during the cold days of winter.

• Hibernation

• Migration

• Camouflage

• Physical Adaptation