1&2 /Caribou
According to the text, what are three things that adaptations do?
They help a plant or animal survive the cold or heat, to find food, to use tools, to hide from predators and much more.
When do beluga whales shed their skin?
They shed it in the summer.
What are the two really neat adaptations that grizzly bears have for survival?
They have physical and behavioral adaptations.
Why are polar bears noses and small ears that are fur-covered??
They protect them from the cold.
What adaptation is mentioned first in the passage for the snowshoe hare?
Their white fur is the first adaptation mentioned first.
Do all plants and animals have different adaptations?
Answer true or False. Then use the text to prove it.
F-Many different kinds of plants and animals can have the same adaptations for surviving situations.
How does being able to swim in all directions help beluga whales?
They can escape from predators.
How does the big muscles and long claws help grizzly bears to survive?
They use the long claws for digging and the big muscle that make up the humps is also an adaptation for digging.
Which of the following describes the snowshoe hare's adaptation?
Their fur becoming white in the winter is its adaptation.
How does the snowshoe's fur help it to survive?
It hides from its predators.
What is a caribou's best adaptation?
One of the caribou's best adaptations is their feet.
How do beluga whales get rid of old skin?
They rub their old skin on gravel or coarse sand bottoms of rivers.
What is the central message in Grizzly Bears?
a. Grizzly bears use their long claws and strong muscles to dig.
b. Grizzly bears are able to survive because of their unique bodies and behaviors.
b.-Grizzly bears are able to survive because of their unique bodies and behaviors.
The snowshoe feet are like snowshoes.
What figurative language is used? Explain what this means?
It is a simile.
Based on the information in paragraph 2, in what type of weather do caribou spend a lot of time?
They spend a lot of time in snowy, cold and icy weather.
Are the grizzly bears in the picture hibernating?
No, they are not hibernating. when bears hibernate, they are not walking around. They are asleep.
How do polar bears recycle their body heat?
Their black skin absorb heat. Then the white fur reflect heat. The polar bears give off heat from their bodies and the white fur reflects heat back at their skin.
What thinking map would be used to compare and contrast the caribou and snowshoe hare?
You would use a double-bubble map or a Venn Diagram.
What two words help you to get the meaning of migrate?
The two words that help to get the meaning of migrate are long distances.
Which quotation from the passage supports the inference that the color of an animal can protect it from harmful situations?
a."The fur becoming white is an adaptation; it makes it easier for the hares to hide from predators."(paragraph 10)
b. "So as the polar bears give off heat from their bodies, the white fur reflects the heat back at the skin."(paragraph 9)
Letter A is the correct answer.
How does the author support(show) the point that polar bears are made to live in only "one" type of habitat (where it lives?)
a. The author explains that the large sizes of polar bears help them stay warm in cold weather.
b. The author explains that polar bears have special types of fur that keeps them warm during cold weather.
B-The author explains that polar bears have special types of fur that keep the warm during cold weather.
How are caribou and snowshoe hares similar?
a. They have feet that help them swim more easily.
b. They have feet that keep them from sinking into the snow.
b