Animal Adaptations
What keeps animals warm?
fur, fat, feathers
What is it called when animal's coloring helps it blend with surroundings?
Camouflage
What is a living thing that makes its own food from the sun?
plant-producer
What is a place with lots of trees called?
forest
What is an animal that eats plants called?
herbivore
What helps giraffes reach leaves at the top of the trees?
Neck
What type of camouflage involves an animal's pattern breaking up its outline so predators can't easily see its shape?
stripes, pattern on turtle shell, spots
disruptive patterning
What can a living thing do?
grow, move, reproduce, energy
What place does a fish live, nest, tree, or water?
pond, stream, river, lake, ocean
What is an animal called if it eats meat?
carnivore
What are the animals called that come out at night?
nocturnal
What animal changes its color for seasonal camouflage?
artic fox-brown to white
snowshare hare -brown to white
ermine-brown to white
Ptarmigan-brown /gray to white
Name a living thing?
animals, humans, ...
What animals call the forest their home?
deer, birds...
What is an animal called if it eats both plants and animals?
omnivore
What do porcupines do during the winter when the weather is very cold?
nap (torpor)
They wake up and become active when it gets warmer. Many animals do this.
What animal pretends to be a leaf or stick to stay safe from predators?
Stick insect, leaf insect, walking stick, moth, katydid, butterfly
How do we know if it is nonliving?
It does not eat, drink, air, shelter, space to find what it needs.
What living thing do you find living in a desert?
cactus, roadrunner, lizard...
Why do living things eat?
energy
What is it called when animals sleep through the winter to save energy when food is scarce?
hibernation
What does camouflage do for the animal?
safe, hide
Name a nonliving thing
rock, table, chair
What animal lives in the rainforest? jaguar, polar bear, or camel
jaguar
What animal is the predator and which is the prey?
The fox eats the rabbit.
fox-predator
rabbit-prey