Birds
Safe in the Environment
Safe from Enemies
More about Birds
Some Extra Questions
100

Two bodies parts that help birds get food.

Their beak and feet/claws.

100

What 2 adaptations help animals like polar bears and seals keep warm in the cold?

They have layers of fat and/or a thick fur coat to help them keep warm.

100

Some animals are hard for their enemy to see them because_________________.

their colors help them blend in their environment.

100

Besides its beak, what other adaptation does a hummingbird have?

Wings

100

What are adaptations?

Special body parts

200

The adaptation sparrows have and what it is used for.

Short beak breaks open the seeds of plants.

200

What do desert animals do during the day?

They spend most of the day in holes they dug.  

200

Explain how speed can protect an animal?

Speed can help an animal run from their enemies.

200

What is nectar?

The liquid inside a flower.

200

What do birds do when it becomes cold?

They migrate South where it is warmer.

300

Physical adaptations hawks have and what they are used for.

Claws (to catch animals) and beak (to tear meat)

300

Do desert animals need water to survive?

They can go a long time without drinking water.


300

How do skunks and horned lizard protect themselves?

By spraying an enemy.

300

What does a hummingbird's wings do?

It helps them stay in the air.

300

What do animals do before they go into hibernation?

They eat until they get fat.

400

Describe a hummingbird's beak.

It is long and thing and can reach the nectar in flowers. 

400

What does migrate mean?

to move from one home to another.

400

How does a porcupine protect itself?

It's quills stick to an enemy.

400

What does a woodpecker's beak do?

It makes holes in the trees and reaches for animals and bugs that are in the holes.

400

What is camouflage?

An animal's colors that helps them blend their envoronmnet.

500

What is special about a heron's legs?

They are long and can be used to wade in the water.

500
What does hibernation mean?

to sleep through a season

500
Give me two examples  of how animals use poison to protect themselves.
A bee  has a stinger; a rattlesnake  has venom, some toads and frogs have poison on its skin.
500

Animals get food from their ________________.

enviroment

500

What is unique about the way a horned lizard protects itself?

They can spray blood from its eyes to their enemies'  eyes. 

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