Amazing Animal Adaptations

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Instructions: Discover the incredible ways animals have evolved to survive in their environments.

1.
What is the term for an animal that can change its body color to match its surroundings?
A
Camouflage
B
Mimicry
C
Aposematism
D
Crypsis
2.
The camel's hump stores what to help it survive in the desert?
A
Fat
B
Blood
C
Water
D
Air
3.
Which animal can survive being frozen solid and thaw back to life?
A
Polar bear
B
Arctic fox
C
Penguin
D
Wood frog
4.
The bombardier beetle defends itself by doing what?
A
Inflating its body
B
Spraying boiling chemicals from its abdomen
C
Releasing a foul odor
D
Playing dead
5.
What adaptation allows deep-sea fish to produce their own light?
A
Thermal radiation
B
Reflective scales
C
Phosphorescent skin
D
Bioluminescence
6.
The mimic octopus can imitate the appearance of approximately how many other species?
A
15
B
3
C
8
D
25
7.
Elephants use their large ears primarily for what purpose?
A
Fanning away insects
B
Hearing predators from far away
C
Communicating with other elephants
D
Regulating body temperature
8.
The spitting cobra can accurately aim venom at a target's eyes from what distance?
A
1 foot
B
3 feet
C
10 feet
D
6 feet
9.
Which bird builds its nest using its own saliva, creating a delicacy in some Asian cuisines?
A
Weaver bird
B
Swiftlet
C
Penguin
D
Hummingbird
10.
The Arctic woolly bear caterpillar survives freezing temperatures and takes how many years to become a moth?
A
14 years
B
3 years
C
1 year
D
7 years
11.
What unique adaptation allows a woodpecker to hammer trees without getting brain damage?
A
A thick skull and specialized hyoid bone
B
Spongy bone surrounding the skull
C
A very small brain
D
It rests between each peck
12.
The pistol shrimp stuns prey by doing what?
A
Emitting an electric charge
B
Releasing ink
C
Snapping its claw to create a shockwave
D
Spraying venom
13.
Hibernation, estivation, and torpor are all forms of what survival strategy?
A
Migration
B
Symbiosis
C
Dormancy
D
Camouflage
14.
The tardigrade (water bear) can survive in which extreme environment?
A
All of the above
B
Outer space
C
Extreme pressure
D
Boiling water
15.
What adaptation allows the basilisk lizard to run across the surface of water?
A
Magnetic feet
B
Lightweight body and fringed toes that create air pockets
C
Waterproof skin
D
Webbed feet

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