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  • What four adaptations help birds fly
    wings feathers hollow bones and a streamlined body shape.
  • What adaptation allows a lion's fur to help it blend in with the grasses around it
    Using venom
    Blowholes.
    Camouflaging
    Sticky tongue
  • What adaptation do tigers and lions use to hold their prey in a tight grip and tear flesh
    Streamlined body.
    Special nostrils
    Sticky tongue
    Strong jaws and claws
  • What adaptation allows animals like kangaroos and cheetahs to move on land
    strong muscles
  • Adaptations that involve special ways a living thing behaves- such as migration or hibernation
    behavioural adaptations
  • The structural adaptation of the water hyacinth that helps it float on water; air-filled
    swollen leaf stalks
  • What is the adaptation where birds move to a warmer place for winter
    migration.
  • What is the adaptation that allows a pumpkin plant to get sunlight
    creepers that spread leaves on the ground.
  • Eagles use these to capture prey as they fly
    strong claws
  • A characteristic that increases a living thing's chances of survival in its natural habitat
    adaptation
  • What do animals like the fennec fox and banded gecko have adaptations for
    coping with extreme temperatures.
  • What adaptation do frogs and chameleons use to capture their prey
    Hollow bones.
    Air bubbles
    Sticky tongue
    Sharp teeth
  • Camels can drink as much as 100 liters of water at a time; which helps them do this
    travel long distances without drinking
  • What adaptation allows predators like eagles and bats to track down their prey
    Hollow bones
    Sharp senses
    Migration
    Swim bladder.
  • What adaptation do animals go into to avoid the cold
    hibernation.
  • The specialized body parts fish use to balance and swim
    fins
  • Cacti have needle-like leaves to help them do this in a hot environment
    reduce water loss
  • The adaptation of a kangaroo's tail to help it keep balance
    structural adaptation
  • Aquatic mammals like seals and dolphins breathe oxygen from the air using these
    lungs
  • The action of meerkats raising an alarm to warn others of predators
    behavioural adaptation
  • What do aquatic mammals like whales and dolphins use to breathe when they come to the surface
    blowholes.
  • Which type of adaptation is penguins huddling together
    behavioural adaptation.
  • The structural adaptation of most trees on land that allows them to hold their leaves up to get sunlight; strong
    woody and upright stems
  • What is an adaptation for movement in a duck
    webbed feet.
  • The use of speed by cheetahs to outrun and catch their prey
    moving fast
  • Frogs and toads can breathe through this body part; which must be kept moist
    moist skin
  • Pine trees have needle-like leaves in a cold environment to help them do this
    reduce water loss
  • Mosquito larvae use this structure to breathe oxygen from the air above the water surface
    air tube
  • The process that takes place when water passes over the gills
    oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is given out
  • Modified limbs in birds that help them fly
    wings
  • Which type of adaptation is the shape of a dolphin's body
    structural adaptation.
  • Aquatic insects are an example of animals that breathe using this method
    air tubes or air bubbles
  • Manatees have these at the tip of their snout; which they push above the water surface to breathe
    nostrils
  • What adaptation do frogs and earthworms use to breathe dissolved oxygen
    moist skin.
  • The structures on the underside of a snake that help it grip the surface and move its body forward
    special scales
  • What adaptation do most aquatic animals use to take in dissolved oxygen from water
    gills.
  • The deep sleep some animals enter during winter to conserve body heat and energy
    hibernation
  • Plants like the money plant use this method to position their leaves to get enough sunlight
    climbing up supports
  • The behavioral adaptation where a banded gecko hides in the shade during the hot day and comes out only at night
    coping with heat
  • Creepers like the pumpkin plant grow this way
    horizontally on the ground
  • Whales and dolphins have this opening on top of their heads to take in oxygen at the water surface
    blowholes
  • The structural adaptation that helps polar bears and penguins stay warm
    thick fur or closely packed feathers
  • What is an adaptation
    a characteristic that increases a living thing's chances of survival in its natural habitat.
  • The reason for bright colors and nectar; that helps flowers reproduce
    attracting insects and birds for pollination
  • What helps a kangaroo to balance
    a long and strong tail.
  • What is an adaptation for movement in most fish
    fins.
  • What adaptation helps a cactus conserve water
    needle-like leaves and thick fleshy stems.
  • What adaptation helps a camel travel long distances without drinking water
    ability to drink up to 100 litres of water at a time.
  • The specialized body parts sea turtles use to move in water
    flippers
  • The adaptation of a cheetah's legs that allows it to run fast
    strong muscles
  • The structural adaptation of the fennec fox that helps it lose body heat and stay cool
    large ears
  • Which predator uses a web as a trap to catch its prey
    Cobra
    Spider
    Cheetah
    Lion.
  • Strong; hollow bones in birds are an adaptation that helps them do this
    reduce body weight for flying
  • What adaptation helps most aquatic animals move quickly in water
    streamlined body shape.
  • What adaptation helps aquatic plants like the water hyacinth float
    air-filled swollen leaf stalks
  • What adaptation do snakes use to grip the surface for movement
    special scales on the underside of their body.
  • A fish uses this air-filled organ to control the depth at which it swims
    swim bladder
  • The behavioral adaptation of the mimic octopus
    mimicry
  • What do large predators like eagles have to capture their prey as they fly
    Webbed feet.
    Gills
    Special scales
    Strong claws
  • The purpose of aquatic animals having adaptations for breathing
    to take in dissolved oxygen from water or oxygen from the air
  • Adaptations that involve parts of a living thing- such as shape- color- or body covering
    structural adaptations
  • What are parts of a living thing that help it survive
    structural adaptations.
  • What do aquatic mammals like seals and manatees use to breathe
    special nostrils.
  • Which of the following is an example of a predator using venom to kill its prey
    Tiger.
    Eagle
    Scorpion
    Wolf
  • The strategy where wolves hunt together to catch larger; stronger; or faster prey
    hunting in groups
  • An Arctic fox changing the color of its fur between summer and winter is an example of which adaptation
    Hibernation
    Migration
    Camouflaging
    Sharp senses.
  • The body shape of most aquatic animals- broad in the middle and narrow at both ends
    streamlined body shape
  • Aquatic animals like fish and shrimp use these to take in dissolved oxygen from water
    gills
  • The adaptation of geese to fly to warmer places in winter
    migration
  • What adaptation do cheetahs and eagles rely on to catch prey that is running or hiding
    Moving fast
    Air tubes.
    Gills
    Hunting in groups
  • What do water beetles and water spiders use to breathe underwater
    air bubbles trapped by special wings or hairy bodies.
  • The structural adaptation of animals like tortoises; snails; and crabs for protection
    shells
  • What adaptation helps the fennec fox lose body heat
    large ears.
  • The structural adaptation of the water lotus's leaves that prevents them from being weighed down by water
    large waxy leaves
  • The protective structural adaptation of hedgehogs and porcupinefish
    spines
  • Cacti's adaptation of having thick and fleshy stems helps them do this
    store water
  • Water beetles trap these using their special wings and legs or hairy bodies to supply oxygen underwater
    air bubbles
  • The shape of a dolphin's body helping it swim fast
    structural adaptation
  • What are special ways in which a living thing behaves to survive
    behavioural adaptations.
  • The adaptation of male animals; like fireflies; to attract mates in the dark
    lighting up
  • Tigers and lions use these two structural adaptations to hold and tear the flesh of their prey
    strong jaws and sharp teeth
  • Birds have this body shape to help them move quickly in air
    streamlined body shape
  • What is the small bag of air that fish use to control their depth in water
    swim bladder.
  • Frogs and chameleons use this body part to capture their prey
    sticky tongue
  • What adaptation helps polar bears stay warm
    thick fur and a layer of fat under their skin.
  • What is the adaptation of a money plant allowing it to climb to get sunlight
    tendrils or clasping roots.
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