Animal Adaptations
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching item on the line next to each number.
1. Armor
A. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular
2. Venom
B. A proceeding where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching
3. Hearing
C. An air force unit smaller than a squadron
4. Adaptation
D. A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
5. Speed
E. How fast something moves
6. Defence
F. An unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
7. Smell
G. Toxin secreted by animals
8. Flight
H. Tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
9. Survival
I. The responsive adjustment of a sense organ to varying conditions