Animal Adaptations
Organisms are adapted to their habitats. Physical and behavioral features allow them to not only survive but to thrive in their niches. Take this quiz to test your knowledge about animal adaptations.
- 1.
Features that allow an animal to survive and thrive in its environment are called __________________.
- A.
Niches
- B.
Characteristics
- C.
Adaptations
- D.
Ecosystems
Correct Answer
C. Adaptations -
- 2.
Things that are a part of the animals body are ____________________ adaptations.
- A.
Physical
- B.
Behavior
- C.
Characteristic
- D.
Action
Correct Answer
A. Physical -
- 3.
An animal's actions which help it survive are considered _______________________ adaptations.
- A.
Physical
- B.
Behavior
- C.
Characteristic
- D.
Camoflage
Correct Answer
B. Behavior -
- 4.
Features of an organism's body that help it hide from things that want to eat it are _________________ adaptations.
- A.
Behavior
- B.
Feeding
- C.
Predator
- D.
Prey
Correct Answer
D. Prey -
- 5.
Features of an organism's body that help it capture and kill its food are ____________________ adaptations.
- A.
Behavior
- B.
Climate
- C.
Predator
- D.
Prey
Correct Answer
C. Predator -
- 6.
Migrating from one area to another is an example of a __________________ adaptation.
- A.
Physical
- B.
Behavior
- C.
Predator
- D.
Prey
Correct Answer
B. Behavior -
- 7.
A cheeta's extreme speed is a _______________________ adaptation.
- A.
Physical
- B.
Behavior
- C.
Climate
- D.
Prey
Correct Answer
A. Physical -
- 8.
Animals develop physical adaptations ______________________________.
- A.
By changing the things they do to survive.
- B.
As offspring with the adaptation breed and produce new offspring with the same adaptation.
- C.
When they migrate from one location to another and have to find new things to eat.
- D.
In only a generation or two, as the climate changes.
Correct Answer
B. As offspring with the adaptation breed and produce new offspring with the same adaptation. -
- 9.
Blending in to the surrounding habitat is a physical feature known as ______________________.
- A.
Adapting
- B.
Hiding
- C.
Blending in
- D.
Camoflage
Correct Answer
D. Camoflage -
- 10.
Animals adaptations help the define their ________________ in the ecosystem.
- A.
Habitat
- B.
Niche
- C.
Food chain
- D.
Friends
Correct Answer
B. Niche -
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