Vocabulary
(v.) to go to a place where you cannot be seen
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What are octopuses famous for?
(Find 3 things in the book)
There are 3 ways to disguise, find the first way in page 14
They use the color.
How can they change using their muscles?
The skin can go from smooth to spicky.
An octopus would be most likely to change color when ______.
a. a predator is nearby
b. it needs to find food
c. another octopus is close
a. a predator is nearby
(n.) the skill or power to do something
ability
There are many types of octopus, but what do they have in common?
What's special about their skin?
They have special cells called chromatophores.
How else can an octopus change other than color?
Why do they disguise?
It's because the ocean is not safe place for them.
(n.) the outline or form of something
shape
What can octopuses disguise themselves to?
rock, plants or even other animals
What can they do with their muscles?
They become large and and produce colorful spots and other patterns.
What do they do to look like rocks?
They roll their bodies into the balls.
(v.) to stay alive or continue to exist
survive
(n.) shapes, colors, lines, etc., that are repeated over and over again
pattern
(n.) the way that someone or something looks to other people
What can they do with chromatophores?
It help them to reflect lights.
What can they disguise themselves as other than rocks?
Octopuses do not have....
a. bones
b. a heart
c. muscles
a. bones
(v.) to grow or cause something to grow, become bigger, or become more advanced
develop
How long do they take to disguise?
What are the special ability of this cells?
The octopus can produce many different skin colors and patterns.
(n.) a living thing, such as a person or animal
creature
Octopuses have the most neurons ______.
a. in their brains
b. on either side of their hearts
c. in their arms
c. in their arms