Name__________________________

Animal Adaptations & Growth Review Key

Fill in the blank

1. Everything around an animal, including its predator is called
___ENVIRONMENT___________________

2. Each one of these helps an animal survive in its environment
____ADAPTATION__________________

3. This helps an animal blend in with its environment and hide from
its predator
___CAMOUFLAGE________________________

4. When a predator comes near, animals often seek
SHELTER

5. These are “look alikes” that animal predators avoid
__MIMICRY____

6. A long period of sleep that is an an example of a behavior that is not
learned is called
HIBERNATION______

7. Behavior that is not learned is called a (n)
__INSTINCT____

8. This is a series on changes from an egg to an adult
_ METAMORPHOSIS

9. A movement of a group of animals to another region and back
_MIGRATION__________

10. An average temperature (Cold, hot, etc.) and rainfall of an area over
many years
____CLIMATE_______________

11. During hibernation (long sleep) animals need less
__OXYGEN___.

Body Parts
1. Describe what a bird’s beak would look like if the bird eats meat.
_______(EAGLE’S) SHORT WITH A HOOK________

2. Describe what a bird’s beak would look like if the bird drinks nectar from inside a flower.
_______(HUMMING BIRD’S) LONG, THIN___________

3. Describe what an animal’s feet would look like if it swims in water.
________(DUCK’S) WEBBED FEET____________________________

4. Describe what an animal’s feet would look like if it catches prey in the
air.
____________(HAWK’S) _SHARP CLAWS___________________

Animal Needs
1. Give an example of an animal that goes through metamorphosis.
_________________BUTTERFLY___(AMPHIBIANS, ETC_)__________

2. Give an example of an animal that gives birth to its young alive.
______________TIGER, LION, WHALE (MAMMALS)____________

Observations / Inferences
Give an observation and an inference about this picture:

Observation: ___THE MOUSE IS LOOKING AT THE HAWK

Inference:____THE HAWK IS GOING TO CATCH THE MOUSE FOR FOOD
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