Animal Adaptation Quiz.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.