Animal Adaptations
Hodge Podge
Eat or Be Eaten
The Circle of Life
Ecosystems
100
When an animal looks like another or acts like another to avoid being eaten.
What is mimicry?
100
Because of this, a bird knows how to build its nest. A spider knows how to spin a web.
What is instinct?
100
What type of consumer is a deer?
What is an herbivore?
100
For what purpose does a skunk spray a strong-smelling liquid?
What is to defend themselves?
100
What do we call all of one species living in an ara?
What is a population?
200
An example is how the stripes on a tiger help it to blend in with the savannah grasslands, keeping it hidden from its prey.
What is camouflage?
200
When an owl eats a mouse, the owl is the predator and the mouse is the ?
What is the prey?
200
An animal with teeth that are mostly pointed is most likely a ?
What is a carnivore?
200
You can infer it is what season when you see a tree with no leaves?
What is winter?
200
What are the three levels in every food chain?
What is a producer, a consumer, and a decomposer?
300
The state of many trees in winter.
What is dormant?
300
The teeth of this "eater" are mostly sharp and pointed for ripping meat off bones.
What is a carnivore?
300
Many different plant and animal populations make up a?
What is a community?
300
The tree may look dead, but it is actually adapting to the cold winter months. We call this being in a state of?
What is dormancy?
300
Producers always come first in the food chain. All producers are?
What are plants?
400
Migration is an example of this type of adaptation.
What is behavioral?
400
Because I like my meals to consist of meat and vegetables I am this type of "eater."
What is an omnivore?
400
What type of ecosystem is a pond or swamp?
What is an aquatic ecosystem?
400
Scientists recently discovered a new species of animal. It's hard to spot because its thick white fur helps it to blend in with its surroundings. In which of the following habitats did the scientists find this new creature, a desert, a forest, an ocean, or the North Pole?
What is the North Pole?
400
Without this, there would be no food chain. It is the source of all life on Earth.
What is the Sun?
500
When an animal does this during the winter, its heartbeat and breathing slow down so it burns less calories and can survive the harsh winter months.
What is hibernation?
500
There are two kinds of consumers. This one comes right after the producer on a food chain.
What is an herbivore?
500
A desert or a forest is an example of this type of ecosystem?
What is a terrestrial ecosystem?
500
What might happen in an ecosystem if an entire population was to die out? A. It could cause the overpopulation of another species. B. It could cause another species to lose a major source of food. C. All of the above. D. None of the above.
What is All of the Above.
500
Mold is often found growing on old bread. In a food chain, what is mold?
What is a decomposer?
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