Jeopardy Animal Adaptations Ms. Drye’s 3 rd Graders
Animals! AB C DE
A 100 Answer What is hibernation? and Name 3 animals that do it.
Answer A 100 Back to Grid 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? and Name 3 animals that do it.
Answer B 100 Back to Grid Some animals go on a long- distance journey from one place to another as seasons change Examples: birds, whales, elephants
C 100 Answer What is mimicry? and Give an example.
Answer C 100 Back to Grid Some animals look like other animals to avoid being eaten Example: Snake looking like a poisonous snake
D 100 Answer What is learned behavior? and Give an example.
Answer D 100 Back to Grid Some behaviors need to be taught in order for the animal to survive Example: bear cub learning to hunt
E 100 Answer What is instinct? and Give an example.
Answer E 100 Back to Grid 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 Back to Grid Poisonous
B 200 Answer Camouflage is beneficial to animals because it helps animals… (give 3 reasons!)
Answer B 200 Back to Grid hide from predators, sneak up on prey, and sleep without being harmed
C 200 Answer Give 2 examples of a behavior that is an instinct for a human.
Answer C 200 Back to Grid Breathing, blinking, crying
D 200 Answer Give 2 examples of a learned behavior for a dog.
Answer D 200 Back to Grid Playing fetch, sitting on command, walking on a leash, doing tricks
E 200 Answer 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 Back to Grid 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 Back to Grid F
B 300 Answer Which of these animals would not need to migrate if the weather turned cold?
Answer B 300 Back to Grid Bison
C 300 Answer When the earth experiences weather changes, like cold winters, animals may – A migrate to a warmer habitat B hibernate to prevent starving C grow thicker fur D all of the above
Answer C 300 Back to Grid D. all of the above
D 300 Answer 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 behavior B an instinct C a migration D an adaptation
Answer D 300 Back to Grid A. Learned behavior
E 300 Answer This animal uses its horns to F raise young G hide itself H warm its body J defend itself
Answer E 300 Back to Grid J. Defend itself
A 400 Answer Which of the following is NOT a basic need of all animals? AShelter BRocks CWater DSpace
Answer A 400 Back to Grid B. ROCKS
B 400 Answer Name 3 nonliving parts of a forest.
Answer B 400 Back to Grid Rocks, Soil, Air, Water
C 400 Answer When humans pollute an animal’s environment, the animal _________.
Answer C 400 Back to Grid 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 Back to Grid Instinct
E 400 Answer Which type of habitat is this animal best suited for?
Answer E 400 Back to Grid Ocean (with beaches!)
A 500 Answer What natural event most likely caused the damage to this grassland?
Answer A 500 Back to Grid Drought
B 500 Answer How can erosion hurt a habitat?
Answer B 500 Back to Grid Washes away the soil
C 500 Answer What natural disaster caused this…?
Answer C 500 Back to Grid Disease
D 500 Answer Which natural disaster is shown?
Answer D 500 Back to Grid Erosion
E 500 Answer Give 2 outcomes of a forest fire.
Answer E 500 Back to Grid Animals lose their homes, plants die, humans lose products from forest