Adaptive Body Structures: Animals' Body Coverings Quiz

Characteristics of Different Animals

• Fish have gills for breathing underwater and fins for swimming.
• Reptiles, such as snakes, have moist, slick skin.

Body Coverings

• Mammals, like sheep, bear, dog, and goat, have hair or fur to keep their bodies warm.
• Birds have feathers to keep warm in winter and cool down their body temperature during hot weather.

Feeding Adaptations

• Carnivores, like crocodiles, tigers, and lions, use their sharp teeth for chewing their prey.
• Herbivores have mouths with pointed teeth to eat grass.
• Elephants have a special body part called a trunk to get food.
• Snakes use their movable jaw to get their food.
• Macaws have a large beak adapted to help them crack open large nuts and reach the sweet fruit inside.

Camouflage

• Chameleons and praying mantises change their color to blend in with their surroundings, such as when resting on a leaf.