What is an adaptation?
Answer: An adaptation is a special feature or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment.

Why do animals need adaptations?
Answer: Animals need adaptations to find food, escape predators, survive in extreme weather, and reproduce.

What are the two main types of adaptations?
Answer: Structural adaptations (physical features) and behavioral adaptations (how an animal acts).

Give two examples of structural adaptations in animals.
Answer: A giraffe’s long neck and a polar bear’s thick fur.

Give two examples of behavioral adaptations in animals.
Answer: Birds migrating to warmer places in winter and bears hibernating.

How do thick fur and fat help polar bears survive in cold regions?
Answer: They keep the polar bear warm by trapping heat.

Why do camels have long eyelashes?
Answer: To protect their eyes from sand and dust in the desert.

How do webbed feet help ducks and frogs?
Answer: They help them swim faster in water.

Why do desert animals have light-colored bodies?
Answer: Light colors reflect heat, keeping them cool.

How do fish breathe underwater?
Answer: Fish use gills to take in oxygen from water.

Why do some animals change color with the seasons?
Answer: To blend into their surroundings and avoid predators.

How do chameleons use camouflage?
Answer: They change color to blend in with their environment.

Why do some animals have sharp claws or strong beaks?
Answer: To catch and eat their prey easily.

How does hibernation help animals survive winter?
Answer: It allows them to conserve energy when food is scarce.

What is migration, and why do some birds migrate?
Answer: Migration is when animals move to a warmer place to find food and survive harsh weather.

Why do herbivores have flat teeth?
Answer: To grind and chew plants easily.

How do carnivores’ sharp teeth help them survive?
Answer: They help them tear and eat meat.

What adaptation helps snakes swallow large prey?
Answer: Their jaws can stretch wide open.

How does a giraffe’s long neck help it survive?
Answer: It helps reach leaves high in trees that other animals can’t reach.

Why do owls have sharp talons?
Answer: To catch and hold onto their prey.

Why do porcupines have quills?
Answer: To protect themselves from predators.

How does a skunk defend itself from predators?
Answer: It sprays a bad-smelling liquid.

Why do some animals play dead when in danger?
Answer: To trick predators into thinking they are not alive.

What is mimicry? Give an example.
Answer: Mimicry is when an animal looks like another animal to avoid predators. Example: The viceroy butterfly looks like the poisonous monarch butterfly.

How do octopuses escape from predators?
Answer: They release ink to hide and swim away quickly.

How do penguins stay warm in icy regions?
Answer: They have thick feathers and layers of fat to keep warm.

How do animals in the rainforest adapt to heavy rain?
Answer: Many have waterproof fur or skin and can climb trees to stay dry.

Why do some frogs have sticky pads on their feet?
Answer: To help them climb trees and grip onto surfaces.

What adaptations help animals live in water?
Answer: Webbed feet, streamlined bodies, and gills for breathing.

How do burrowing animals stay safe from predators?
Answer: They dig tunnels to hide and escape danger.