Amazing Animals
What do humans and many animals both need to survive?
Food, water, and protection.
What is a group of dolphins called?
A pod.
What does it mean to disguise yourself?
To change your appearance so others don't recognize or see you.
What are chameleons famous for?
Changing color.
Which animal has three hearts: a dolphin, octopus, or chameleon?
An octopus.
What is one thing animals can do that humans cannot do as easily?
Examples: camouflage, echolocation, or sensing certain changes in the environment.
How does a dolphin get its own “name”?
It chooses a special whistle for itself.
Why does an octopus disguise itself?
To avoid predators.
Do chameleons mainly change color to hide from predators?
No. Their colors are mainly used to communicate.
Which animal can change its body shape because it has no bones?
An octopus.
What do dolphins, octopuses, and chameleons have in common?
They have special abilities that help them survive in their environments.
Name two ways dolphins communicate.
Sounds/whistles and body language.
How can an octopus change its appearance?
It can change its skin texture and produce different colors, spots, or stripes.
What might a chameleon’s colors communicate?
Feelings such as anger or fear, or information to other chameleons.
Which animal uses teamwork to help get food?
Dolphins.
Humans use language and body language. What animal in this unit also uses both?
Dolphins
Why do dolphins help fishermen in southern Brazil?
The dolphins get some of the fish that escape from the fishermen's nets.
An octopus changes its appearance after its brain sends a signal. What controls the change?
Its muscles.
If a chameleon isn't mainly changing color to hide, how can it stay safe from predators?
It moves back and forth so it looks like a leaf moving in the wind.
Which animal behavior shows planning: a dolphin helping fishermen, an octopus changing color, or a chameleon catching an insect?
A dolphin helping fishermen.
Human or Animal? An animal can communicate, play, make plans, and work with others. Which animal from the unit is most clearly described this way?
A dolphin.
Dolphins and humans are different, but the text says they are alike in what three ways?
Communication, play, and teamwork/planning.
Why can an octopus be considered intelligent even though its intelligence is different from a dolphin’s?
It can make decisions, learn, remember, and control complex changes in its body.
True or False: A chameleon’s color can change because of temperature as well as communication.
True.
Which survival strategy is most similar to something humans do: camouflage, communication, or teamwork? Give an example.
Communication or teamwork; for example, humans use language to communicate and work together to accomplish goals.