Grade 2 · Science · Unit 4 of 12
Animal Adaptations
Features and behaviours that help
What your child practises
Body features (fur, quills, beaks, camouflage) and behaviours (hibernating, migrating, storing food) that help animals survive, and which features change as animals grow.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: B2.1, B2.5 · features that stay the same or change, and adaptations that help animals survive
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is a physical adaptation (a body part)?
- A deer's fur coat
- A goose flying south
- A bear sleeping
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A deer's fur coat
Hint: Fur is part of the animal's body.
Question 2
A duck's webbed feet help it…
🦆- climb trees
- swim
- dig tunnels
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swim
Hint: Webbed feet work like paddles.
Question 3
A turtle has a hard shell. It helps the turtle…
🐢- dig tunnels
- stay safe
- fly
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stay safe
Hint: The shell protects the turtle.
Question 4
Geese fly south in the fall. This behaviour is called…
- hibernating
- swimming
- migrating
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migrating
Hint: Migrating means moving to find better weather or food.
Question 5
A snowshoe hare turns white in winter. This is…
- a way to climb
- camouflage in snow
- a way to swim
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camouflage in snow
Hint: A white coat matches snow so predators cannot see it as easily.
Question 6
A rabbit has long ears. What does this help it do?
🐇- hear danger
- swim faster
- dig for fish
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hear danger
Hint: Long ears help a rabbit hear predators.