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Animal adaptations

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1Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
When an animal's colour or pattern helps it blend in with its surroundings, what is this called?
- AMigration
- BHibernation
- CPollination
- DCamouflage
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2Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
How does the pale, creamy-white coat of the animal in the picture help it to hunt?
- AIt hides it against snow and ice
- BIt scares away its prey
- CIt helps it swim faster
- DIt dazzles seals with light
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3True or false · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Under its pale fur, a polar bear has black skin.
- ✓True · བདེན།
- ✕False · རྫུན།
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4Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
The Arctic tern makes one of the longest migrations of any animal. Between which two regions does it fly each year?
- AAfrica and South America
- BEurope and Asia
- CThe Arctic and the Antarctic
- DThe Himalayas and India
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5Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
In winter, a hedgehog or dormouse goes into a deep, sleep-like state called hibernation. What happens to its body?
- AIt grows a thick shell
- BIts heart rate and temperature drop
- CIts heart beats much faster
- DIt sheds all of its fur
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6Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Most owls and bats are active at night and rest during the day. What are animals like this called?
- ANocturnal
- BDiurnal
- CMigratory
- DHibernating
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7Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
The camel in the picture has two rows of long eyelashes. What do they mainly protect its eyes from?
- ACold wind
- BRain
- CBlowing sand
- DLoud noise
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8True or false · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Predators are animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals.
- ✓True · བདེན།
- ✕False · རྫུན།
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9Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Many prey animals, such as rabbits and zebras, have eyes on the sides of their heads. How does this help them?
- AThey can watch for danger all around
- BThey can judge distance very well
- CThey can see better in the dark
- DThey can see more colours
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10Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
The animal in the picture is the fastest land animal. What is it?
- ALeopard
- BCheetah
- CJaguar
- DLion
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11Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Why do emperor penguins, like those in the picture, stand close together in large huddles in winter?
- ATo hide from polar bears
- BTo find food more easily
- CTo keep their eggs cool
- DTo share warmth and shelter from wind
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12True or false · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
A chameleon can change the colour of its skin.
- ✓True · བདེན།
- ✕False · རྫུན།
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13Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which group of animals usually starts life in water breathing with gills, then develops lungs as adults?
- AReptiles
- BMammals
- CAmphibians
- DBirds
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14Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which feature helps reptiles, such as lizards and snakes, live in dry places better than most amphibians?
- ADry, scaly, waterproof skin
- BThin, moist skin
- CFeathers for warmth
- DGills for breathing
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15Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Why does the lizard in the picture lie on a sunny rock in the morning?
- ATo find water
- BTo warm up its body
- CTo hide from predators
- DTo cool down its body
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16Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which of these animal groups is warm-blooded, keeping a steady body temperature whatever the weather?
- AReptiles
- BAmphibians
- CFish
- DBirds
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17Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which of these features is found only in mammals?
- ALaying eggs
- BHaving hair or fur
- CHaving a backbone
- DBreathing with lungs
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18True or false · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
The blue whale, the largest animal known to have ever lived, is a type of fish.
- ✓True · བདེན།
- ✕False · རྫུན།
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19Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
How does the snow leopard in the picture use its very long, thick tail in the cold Himalayan mountains?
- AIt stores fat in it for winter
- BIt uses it to dig burrows
- CIt wraps it around itself for warmth
- DIt uses it to catch fish
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20Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Yaks live high in the Himalayas, where the air is cold and thin. Which feature helps them survive there?
- ALarge ears to lose heat
- BA hump that stores water
- CThin skin with very little hair
- DA thick, shaggy coat of long hair
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