Animal Adaptation Quiz.

1. Animal Adaptation Quiz.

2. 1) Why does an African elephant have such large ears? • a) To help chase away flies. • b) To increase the surface area to help lose body heat. • c) To decrease the surface area to help lose body heat. • d) To increase the surface area to help gain extra body heat.

3. 2) Why does the stick insect have its unusual body shape? • a) To attract a mate. • b) To camouflage it from a predator. • c) To camouflage it from its prey. • d) Because it eats leaves.

4. 3) Why does a pike have a stripy body? • a) To attract a mate. • b) To camouflage it from a predator. • c) To camouflage it from its prey. • d) To help it hide from fishermen.

5. 4) Why does a meerkat stay in its burrow during the day? • a) To help keep it cool. • b) To protect it from sun burn. • c) To hide from a predator. • d) To allow them to mate.

6. 5) Which is not an adaptation of a camel? • a) It has large feet to stop it sinking into the sand. • b) It stores water in its hump to help it survive. • c) It has two layers of eyelashes to keep sand out of its eyes. • d) It very rarely sweats.

7. 6) Why do the frogs have a brightly coloured body? • a) To attract a mate. • b) To warn predators they may be poisonous. • c) To make them look scary to deter predators.

8. 7) Why is a desert fox smaller than a British fox? • a) To increase its surface area to volume ratio to help it lose heat fast. • b) To increase its surface area to volume ratio to help it lose heat slowly. • c) To decrease its surface area to volume ratio to help it lose heat fast. • d) To decrease its surface area to volume ratio to help lose heat slowly.

9. 8) Why is a walrus the largest member of the seal family? • a) To increase its surface area to volume ratio to help it lose heat fast. • b) To increase its surface area to volume ratio to help it lose heat slowly. • c) To decrease its surface area to volume ratio to help it lose heat fast. • d) To decrease its surface area to volume ratio to help lose heat slowly.

10. 9) Why do hares in cold climates have smaller ears than those in hot climates? • a) To reduce their surface area to conserve heat. • b) To increase their surface area to lose heat quiclky. • c) To reduce their surface area lose heat quickly. • d) To increase their surface area to conserve heat.

11. 10) Why does the Arctic fox have a thicker coat than the desert fox ? • a) To insulate it against the heat. • b) To help it be comfortable when it sleeps. • c) To help it conduct heat away from its body. • d) To insulate it against the cold.

12. 11) Why does a sea lion have a thick layer of blubber? • a) To insulate it against the heat. • b) To protect it when it fights. • c) To help it conduct heat away from its body. • d) To insulate it against the cold.