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1. Sponge 1....Adaptations This is a daily exercise to be used while teaching the
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1. Food, oxygen, water, shelter, protection and
appropriate temperature are all necessary for
animals to live. These things are called the
___________ of animals.
a. life free zones
b. tundra regions
c. biome needs
d. basic needs

2. 1. Food, oxygen, water, shelter, protection and
appropriate temperature are all necessary for
animals to live. These things are called the
___________ of animals.
a. life free zones
b. tundra regions
c. biome needs
d. basic needs

3. 1. Food, oxygen, water, shelter, protection and
appropriate temperature are all necessary for
animals to live. These things are called the
___________ of animals.
a. life free zones
b. tundra regions
c. biome needs
d. basic needs

4. 1. Food, oxygen, water, shelter, protection and
appropriate temperature are all necessary for
animals to live. These things are called the
___________ of animals.
a. life free zones
b. tundra regions
c. biome needs
d. basic needs

5. 1. Food, oxygen, water, shelter, protection and
appropriate temperature are all necessary for
animals to live. These things are called the
___________ of animals.
a. life free zones
b. tundra regions
c. biome needs
d. basic needs

6. 1. Food, oxygen, water, shelter, protection and
appropriate temperature are all necessary for
animals to live. These things are called the
___________ of animals.
a. life free zones
b. learned behavior
c. physical traits
d. basic needs

7. 2. A physical trait that allows an animal to satisfy
a need is called:
a. a learned behavior
b. an adaptation
c. an unwanted behavior
d. a habitat

8. 3. Abehaviorthat allows an animal to satisfy a need is
called:
a. an adaptation
b. a physical trait
c. a habitat
d. an environment

9. 4. Why did dinosaurs become extinct?
a. The earth became too dry for them to live.
b. The sun’s rays became too strong
c. They did not adapt to their changing
environment.
d. Sabretooth tigers ate all the young dinosaurs.
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10. From video “Elephants)”
5. The video on elephants listed several adaptations
they have to meet their needs in their environment.
Which of the following is not one of those adaptations.
a. Large ears to use for fans to keep cool.
b. Blowing dust on its skin to scratch itchy places.
c. Ability to jump over low objects.
d. A trunk used for getting water and food.

11. From video “Golden Monkey (stub nose)”
6. The golden monkeys live in the mountains where the
air can be very cold. What adaptations do they have to
deal with the cold weather?
a. They build sturdy tree houses that are well
insulated.
b. They have thick long fur
c.. They huddle together to stay warm
d. b and c

12. From video “Sea Otter”
7. Because sea otters eat a variety of shellfish, the
following adaptation has been very useful.
a. They eat only soft shellfish.
b. They use rocks to break open the shells
of the shellfish.
c. They lie with the shellfish on their
stomach so the sun will warm it up.
d. They throw the shellfish at boulders to
break them apart.

13. 8. A raccoon learning to release the latch on a
garbage can where it can smell food, is an
example of:
a. Its habitat
b. High level thinking
c. An adaptation
d. Something raccoons
have known how to
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14. 9. Why do predators have eyes in the front of their
face and prey have eyes on the sides of their head?
a. Predators have eyes in front to follow and
pursue prey.
b. Prey have side looking eyes to detect predators
approaching.
c. There is no connection between location of eyes
and animals eating habits.
d. both a and b are true.