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Third Grade (Grade 3) Adaptations and Behavior Questions

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Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
A baby bear learning to hunt is an example of
  1. instinct.
  2. camouflage.
  3. mimicry.
  4. learned behavior.
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Birds have beaks to help them get food, and bears have fur to keep them warm. These traits are examples of                 that animals have to survive.
  1. skills
  2. resources
  3. adaptations
  4. needs
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
What does nocturnal mean?
  1. knocking on the door a lot
  2. sleeping during the day
  3. tying knots in your shoe
  4. sleeping during the night
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Hibernation is an animal adaptation process characteristic of a(n)
  1. grassland.
  2. forest.
  3. ocean.
  4. desert.
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
What are behaviors that animals know without being taught?
  1. instinct
  2. camouflage
  3. migrate
  4. hibernate
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
A pelican's bill has a pouch that hangs from it. How does this adaptation help the pelican survive?
  1. It helps the bird catch fish.
  2. It helps the bird store water.
  3. It helps the bird attack other animals.
  4. It helps the bird balance itself when it walks.
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Living things                , or react, to the world around them.
  1. reproduce
  2. grow
  3. respond
  4. change
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
What is a term meaning to go into a deep sleep?
  1. migrate
  2. hibernate
  3. camouflage
  4. instinct
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Plants grow toward light. Which plant part moves the plant towards the light?
  1. leaves
  2. stem
  3. roots
  4. seeds
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
What is camouflage?
  1. a stage of incomplete metamorphosis
  2. a stage of complete metamorphosis
  3. a way to blend in
  4. a hard covering on an insect's body
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
                are structures that take in oxygen from the air.
  1. Teeth
  2. Gills
  3. Lungs
  4. Feet
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
                are structures that take in oxygen from the water.
  1. Teeth
  2. Lungs
  3. Feet
  4. Gills
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Learned traits are passed on from parents to offspring.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Lions and many other animals have long, sharp front teeth that are good for
  1. chewing.
  2. biting.
  3. drinking.
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
An adaptation is a body part or behavior that helps an animal meet its needs.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Many animals have flat back teeth for
  1. chewing.
  2. biting.
  3. drinking.
  4. sleeping.
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
A flower pot got tipped over on its side. Which statement best describes how the plant roots will grow with the pot on its side?
  1. The roots will grow into the stem.
  2. The roots will grow down towards the ground.
  3. The roots will grow upward.
  4. The roots will stop growing.
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Zebras have special                 that are                 to help them eat grass.
  1. eyes; sharp
  2. ears; pointy
  3. teeth; flat
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Adaptation is a trait among animals that helps them survive in an environment.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Adaptations and Behavior
Some animals can breathe without lungs or gills.
  1. True
  2. False
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