This is the reason some animals go into a long, deep sleep for the winter.
What is to live on the stored fat from food they ate to survive the long winter?
100
A snake is born knowing how to shed its skin. This type of behavior is known as what?
What is instinct?
100
Bird beaks that are short and pointy might be good for this.
What is cracking open seeds.
100
The earth's cycle of day and night happens because of this.
What is the earth rotates on its axis every twenty-four hours?
200
This is a physical adaptation in which an animal mimics or looks like another more dangerous animal.
What is mimicry?
200
These are two animals that hibernate.
What are bears/bats/chipmunks/snakes/turtles?
200
Mother birds teach their baby birds how to fly. This is known as what type of behavior?
What is learned behavior?
200
Duck feet are webbed. This physical adaptation helps them to do what?
What is swim?
200
The moon phases over the last few weeks have gone from full moon to last quarter to crescent moon. The next phase would most likely be this.
What is a new moon?
300
Name one animal that uses camouflage to help them blend in with their environment.
What is a katydid/beaver/deer/snow bunny/owl/?
300
True or false: animals need less food when they are hibernating.
What is true?
300
Turtles lay their eggs in the sand on the beach. They do not stay there to raise their young. The baby turtles hatch and go straight toward the sea. What type of behavior is this?
What is instinct?
300
A long, curved beak is great for doing this.
What is sipping nectar?
300
Every season lasts about this long.
What is three months?
400
Name one animal that uses mimicry to help scare off predators because they look like other, more dangerous, animals.
What is a Monarch butterfly/coral snake?
400
Some animals travel to find more food or a better place to live. Name this process.
What is migration?
400
Rhinoceros young watch their mothers hunt for food. Then they follow the behavior of their mothers and hunt for their own food. This is what type of behavior?
What is learned behavior?
400
Bird feet that are curled up are good for doing what?
What is perching on a branch?
400
JoAnn went to soccer practice at 7:00. She was done by 8:30. This is how long her practice lasted.
What is an hour and a half?
500
I am a large, white predator. I blend in with snow and ice. I am not trying to protect myself because I am big and strong. Instead, I am trying to disguise myself to that my prey won't notice me before I attack.
What is a polar bear?
500
These are two animals who migrate.
What are birds/insects/whales/fish/seals?
500
Whales migrate when they no longer have good food sources. This is what type of behavior?
What is instinct?
500
I am a type of bird that has large claws for grabbing and a large curved beak for catching prey. What type of bird might I be?