Science Adaptations

What is an adaptation?

• a special feature that helps animals survive

• the animal's environment

• the way an animal hunts

• predators eat prey

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The ability to blend into one's surroundings is called...

• predator

• camouflage

• adaptation

• prey

Animals that hunt other animals for food are called....

• predators

• prey

• hibernation

• speed

Some monkeys have a long tail used to hang on to branches. This is a __ adaptation.

• behavioral
• structural
• physiological
• none of these

What type of environment do these mice most likely live in?

• dark colored rocks

• light colored rocks

• green forest

• snowy mountains

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Which bird is more likely to survive in an area where there are only large seeds?

• B

• A

• both

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Characteristics an organism has may help it survive are called ___.

• adaptations

• mutations

• selections

• variations

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Animal migration is

• when an animal looks like another animal or plant.

• an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings.

• a seasonal period of time when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep.

• movement of one group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again.

What is hibernation?

• animal body parts or physical features

• seasonal period of time when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep

• an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings

• movement of one group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again

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Which of the following are examples of camouflage? (Choose 2)

• A white rabbit hiding in the snow

• A moth that mimics a leaf

• An insect that imitates a bee

• A green alligator sitting in a green river

• A king snake that looks like a coral snake

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