
BM Unit 3: Animal Adaptations
Quiz by Margaret Barron
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- Q1Choose the sentence from the passage that best states the main idea.They also have physical features that improve their chances of survival.Sometimes, the way they act or behave give them an advantage.All animals have special features that help them stay alive, or survive.120s
- Q2Choose the sentence from the passage that best states the main idea.Almost everything about an animal's body is a physical adaptation.The Milwaukee Zoo has an Animal Adaptations Lab.On a recent tour there, students learned that webbed feet, sharp claws, whiskers, large beaks, and long tails are adaptations found in many animals.Th slab doesn't stop there.120s
- Q3Choose the sentence from the passage that best states the main idea.Sharks are found in every ocean of the world, far and wide.However, most sharks are carnivores.They differ in how they look and live, and in what they eat.There are more than 400 species, or kinds, of sharks.120s
- Q4Choose the sentence from the passage that best states the main idea.This aids in an animal's survival.Each helps suit the animal to its environment.Body coverings serve many different functions.120s
- Q5Choose the sentence from the passage that best states the main idea.Caterpillars have several forms of self -defense.Some attach chewed bits of flowers to itself, so it seems like part of a flower.Some curl up in leaves to hide.A brownish caterpillar looks like a sleeve.120s
- Q6Choose one detail from the passage that supports that feathers are unique adaptations.Leopards' spots help keep them blend in with leaves.Scales protect iguanas from attackers.Amphibians have smooth, wet skin that help them survive in and out of the water.Down feathers keep birds warm by trapping air.120s
- Q7Choose one detail from the passage that supports that reptiles's scales help them survive.Down feathers keep birds warm by trapping air.Scales protect iguanas from attackers.Amphibians have smooth, wet skin that help them survive in and out of the water.Leopards' spots help keep them blend in with leaves.120s
- Q8Choose one detail from the passage that supports that mammals's fur help them survive.Down feathers keep birds warm by trapping air.Scales protect iguanas from attackers.Amphibians have smooth, wet skin that help them survive in and out of the water.The undercoat is the layer against the animal's skin.120s
- Q9What is the name of a body covering?mammalsArctic Circleundercoatgrasslands120s
- Q10The first syllable of "FEATHERS" has the same vowel sound as the —'E' in EYESPOT'E' in KEEPS'E' in PEACOCK'E' in PREDATOR120s
- Q11The last syllable of "FEATHER" is pronounced like —OR in MOREUR in FUREAR in HEARINGAIR in AIR120s
