#1. What IS an adaptation?
It’s either a physical feature of a creature, OR something about the way it behaves, that helps it live.
#2. What are two reasons an animal might develop an adaptation?
To find food and avoid predators.
#3. True or False: giraffes have long necks, but short tongues.
False! They have the second longest tongue of any land mammal. (The
anteater has the longest tongue!)
#4. What’s an adaptation that Elbows (and other humans) have to survive the
cold?
Shivering! When we get cold, our body’s muscles move really really fast to
try and warm us up.
#5. What behavioral adaptation do some bears have to help survive the winter?
When winter comes, many bears will hibernate (enter a deep type of sleep)
to get through the cold.
#6. What adaptation do snowshoe hares have to hide from predators?
The snowshoe hare is brown in summer and white in the winter to blend in
with the ground so it helps hide it from predators.
#7. Why are some frogs brightly-colored?
Frogs have very bright colors that are a signal that basically means “Hey
I’m poisonous, if you eat me you’ll die!”
#8. What behavioral adaptation does the overly-dramatic hognose snake have?
First they hiss loudly, and if that doesn’t work, they flip over with their tongue out and play dead.
#9. What’s a beautiful example of a physical adaptation for attracting mates?
The peacock because it has a colorful tail to attract mates because that
shows they are healthy and would make a good mate.
#10. What is the behavioral adaptation that alligators have for attractingmates called?
Bellowing, which is making a really deep and vibrating sound. This lets
females know how big and healthy he is. That’s because the deeper the
bellowing sound gets, the larger the alligator is.
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