Adaptations

What is the best definition of animal adaptation?

• Changes to an animal's diet.

• Characteristics that help animals survive.

• Characteristics of an animal's habitat.

• Skills learned in order to hunt.

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True or false: All animals have adaptations that help them survive in their habitat.

• True

• False

• Partially true: Not all animals have adaptations

• Partially true: adaptations are not for surviving

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Animals who travel to warmer habitats in the winter to escape the cold are using which behavioral adaptation?

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Migration

When animals go into a deep sleep during the winter, they are using which behavioral adaptation?

• Hibernation

• Mimicry

• Migration

• Camouflage

What type of ADAPTATION is this?

• Structural/physical

• Behavioral

• Physiological

What type of ADAPTATION is this?

• Structural/physical

• Behavioral

• Physiological

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Fill in the blank: A ______________ adaptation is the way an animal looks in order to help them survive.

• simple

• behavioral

• physical

• extreme

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Some animals are able to copy other animals in order to look more dangerous to get away from predators. What is this called?

• Hibernation

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

• Migration

I am a polar bear who lives in the arctic. My fur is a beautiful white, just like the snow I live in. What adaptation is this adaptation called?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• migration

• hibernation

The chart tells us about four animals. Which animal has needs and body parts for a place that is mostly water?

• Camel

• Rattlesnake

• Beaver

• Kangaroo Rat