Classification
This type of animal has fur or hair.
a mammal
When animals can use their coloring to blend in to their surroundings to keep them safe from predators.
camouflage
This habitat is very cold and has smaller trees and shrubs in the summer. It is covered with ice and snow much of the winter.
the Arctic (or tundra)
An animal with a curled tail.
a pig
An animal that eats mainly meat is called a...
carnivore
This type of animal has wings, feathers, and hollow bones.
a bird
When animals travel to far away places to find food, like a duck flying south for winter.
migration
This habitat is a home to many creatures who need salt water to stay alive.
the ocean
A farm animal which sometimes has big spots.
a cow
An animal that eats mainly plants is called a .....
herbivore
This type of animal has dry, scaly skin.
a reptile
When an animal spends the winter in a deep sleep so that not much food is needed.
hibernation
This habitat has many trees, plants and many animals that make their home there. It usually sees all kinds of weather (the four seasons) and many trees lose their leaves in the winter.
the forest
An animal with its skin covered in wool.
a sheep
An animal that eats both plants and meat is called an ...
omnivore
This type of animal starts its life in the water with gills and then develops lungs to live on land.
an amphibian
When an animal spends the summer in a deep sleep to protect it from the heat and dryness of the summer.
estivation
This habitat gets rain almost every day. It is the home to many plants and animals.
the rainforest
An animal with a beard.
a goat
What part of an animal can you look at to get an idea if it is an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
its teeth?
This animal uses gills to breathe underwater.
a fish
A turtle's shell, a fish's gills - parts of an animal that help it to live in its environment and be able to survive are called?
body coverings
This habitat gets very little rain and is usually very hot during the day.
the desert
Cats make this sound to communicate.
They meow.
If a forest was full of carnivores, what would happen?
they would all eat each other until there was no food left. The ones that survived would have to move and the plants would all be overgrown because no one is eating them.