Jeopardy Animal Adaptations
Ms. Drye’s 3rd Graders
Animals!A B C D E
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A 100
Answer
What is hibernation?
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Name 3 animals that do it.
Answer A 100
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Some animals go into a deep winter sleep in which their body activities slow
down and they can live off
stored food
Examples: bears, frogs, groundhogs
B 100
Answer
What is migration?
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Name 3 animals that do it.
Answer B 100
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Some animals go on a long-distance journey
from one place to another as seasons
change
Examples: birds, whales, elephants
C 100
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What is mimicry?
and
Give an example.
Answer C 100
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Some animals look like other animals
to avoid being eaten
Example: Snake looking like a poisonous snake
D 100
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What is learned behavior?
and
Give an example.
Answer D 100
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Some behaviors need to be taught in order for the animal to survive
Example: bear cub learning to hunt
E 100
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What is instinct?
and
Give an example.
Answer E 100
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Some animals are born with natural behaviors that they need in order to survive in
their environments.
Example: beaver building a dam or a spider spinning a
web
A 200
Answer
The bright color of some insects warns their enemies that
they may be –
Answer A 200
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Poisonous
B 200
Answer
Camouflage is beneficial to
animals because it helps animals…
(give 3 reasons!)
Answer B 200
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hide from predators,sneak up on prey, and sleep without being harmed
C 200
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Give 2 examples of a behavior that is an
instinct for a human.
Answer C 200
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Breathing, blinking, crying
D 200
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Give 2 examples of a learned behavior for
a dog.
Answer D 200
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Playing fetch, sitting on command, walking on a leash, doing tricks
E 200
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Some birds travel when the weather gets too cold. They travel to a
warmer climate so they do not freeze and so they can have plenty of food to eat. This is moving
from one habitat to another is called…
Answer E 200
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Migration
A 300
Answer
How can temperature be measured?
Which bird pictured below has a beak that is adapted for crunching seeds?
F H
G J
Answer A 300
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F
B 300
Answer
Which of these animals would not need to migrate if the
weather turned cold?
Answer B 300
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Bison
C 300
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When the earth experiences weather changes, like cold winters, animals may –
A migrate to a warmer habitatB hibernate to prevent starvingC grow thicker furD all of the above
Answer C 300
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D. all of the above
D 300
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A mother giraffe teaches her baby how to walk. The baby watches its mom and tries it themselves. This behavior is an example of --
A a learned behaviorB an instinctC a migrationD an adaptation
Answer D 300
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A. Learned behavior
E 300
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This animal uses its horns to
F raise youngG hide itselfH warm its bodyJ defend itself
Answer E 300
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J. Defend itself
A 400
Answer
Which of the following is NOT a basic need of all animals?A ShelterB RocksC WaterD Space
Answer A 400
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B. ROCKS
B 400
Answer
Name 3 nonliving parts of a forest.
Answer B 400
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Rocks, Soil, Air, Water
C 400
Answer
When humans pollute an animal’s environment, the animal _________.
Answer C 400
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may die
D 400
Answer
Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand on beaches.
When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the
water. This is an example of ________.
Answer D 400
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Instinct
E 400
Answer
Which type of habitat is this animal best suited for?
Answer E 400
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Ocean (with beaches!)
A 500
Answer
What natural event most likely caused the damage to this grassland?
Answer A 500
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Drought
B 500
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How can erosion hurt a habitat?
Answer B 500
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Washes away the soil
C 500
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What natural disaster caused this…?
Answer C 500
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Disease
D 500
Answer
Which natural disaster is shown?
Answer D 500
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Erosion
E 500
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Give 2 outcomes of a forest fire.
Answer E 500
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Animals lose their homes, plants die, humans lose
products from forest