Animal Adaptations

What type of adaptation would most likely help a polar bear?

• Layer of fat to keep warm

• Claws to help swim

• Light coat to keep cool

• Bright colored fur to deter predators

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Hollow Bones in a bird

• help the bird move around easier

• help the bird fly

• help form a strong beak

Which of the following is a fennec fox adaptation?

• The lateral line senses movement

• eyes are adapted to see when there is very little light

• small surface area to volume ratio

How do jackrabbits adapt to the desert heat?

• They run quickly to the shade.

• They have short fur.

• They release heat through their long ears to stay cool.

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This animal most likely lives...

• in trees because it has good claws for climbing

• underground because it has small eyes and extra sensory protrusions on its nose

• in rivers because it has oily fur to keep it warm

Why are there very few species of frogs living in the desert?

• Their large eyes cannot see well in the bright desert.

• Their long legs will not be able to jump in the sand.

• Their thin, moist skin would dry out in the sun.

• Their speckled skin would stand out against the multi colored rocks.

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Frogs have long strong legs to hop quickly and far.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

A polar bear has very small ears to keep it from losing heat.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

Male moose roar loudly to attract mates.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

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Beavers claim their territory by building piles of mud and marking it with scent.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

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