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Adaptation — Behavioural
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- 1.
Birds flying south during winter is an example of which behavioural adaptation?
(a) Hibernation(b) Camouflage(c) Migration(d) Nocturnal behaviour
- 2.
What is hibernation?
(a) Moving to a warmer place for winter(b) A deep sleep-like state during cold months to save energy(c) Hunting at night instead of during the day(d) Changing body colour to match the surroundings
- 3.
Owls hunt at night. This type of behavioural adaptation is called being —
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- 4.
Why do some animals, such as squirrels, store food before winter?
(a) To share food with other animals(b) To have a food supply when food is hard to find in winter(c) To make their burrows smell nice(d) To attract mates
- 5.
A possum 'plays dead' when threatened by a predator. This behavioural adaptation helps it survive because —
(a) Predators are not interested in dead animals(b) It makes the possum invisible(c) The predator becomes scared(d) The possum runs away faster
- 6.
Some desert animals, such as certain foxes, are active mainly at night rather than during the day. What is the MAIN reason for this behaviour?
(a) They cannot see during the day(b) The desert is cooler at night, so they avoid the extreme daytime heat(c) There is more food during the day(d) They are hiding from nocturnal predators
- 7.
Emperor penguins huddle together in large groups during Antarctic blizzards. This behavioural adaptation helps them to —
(a) Move faster across the ice(b) Keep warm by sharing body heat(c) Find food more easily(d) Avoid being seen by predators
- 8.
A mother bird pretends to have a broken wing to lure a predator away from her nest. This behaviour is an example of —
(a) Migration(b) Hibernation(c) A defensive behavioural adaptation(d) A structural adaptation
- 9.
Salmon swim upstream from the ocean back to the river where they were born to lay their eggs. This is an example of —
(a) Hibernation(b) Nocturnal behaviour(c) Migration for reproduction(d) Storing food
- 10.
Which of the following is a behavioural adaptation, NOT a structural adaptation?
(a) A porcupine having sharp quills(b) A Venus flytrap closing its leaves to trap insects(c) A whale having a thick layer of blubber(d) A bird having a sharp beak
Answer key — P6 Science: Adaptation — Behavioural
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- 1.(c) Migration
- 2.(b) A deep sleep-like state during cold months to save energy
- 3.nocturnal
- 4.(b) To have a food supply when food is hard to find in winter
- 5.(a) Predators are not interested in dead animals
- 6.(b) The desert is cooler at night, so they avoid the extreme daytime heat
- 7.(b) Keep warm by sharing body heat
- 8.(c) A defensive behavioural adaptation
- 9.(c) Migration for reproduction
- 10.(b) A Venus flytrap closing its leaves to trap insects
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