Animals 1
What is an inherited trait? Give an example
A trait you are born with from your parents (fur, hair color, eye color)
What does it mean if an animal camouflages itself and why would they?
1. To hide from predators
2. To catch prey
what is something humans do that is harmful to plants and animals?
ex: using a lot of plastic, burning oil from driving, producing a lot of garbage.
Pollution is something that humans do that is harmful to plants and animals.
What is an example of shelter?
A house,
A Tree,
A beaver's dam
What is an invertebrate?
Give an example.
An animal WIHTOUT a backbone.
An example is a jellyfish.
What is a acquired trait? Give an example
Learning how to hunt for food, watching parents and copying them.
What is something an animal does to protect itself when they are cold?
Shiver
________ eats dead organic material
decomposers
What is the MAIN source of energy for the food chain?
The sun
Give an example of something that's NON-LIVING.
rock,
water,
paper,
sand
Is this acquired or inherited:
A boy went outside in the summer for many hours. His skin turned red with a sun burn.
acquired
What is most important for survival of a species?
Reproduction
Trees are a large source of shelter for animals. Describe what happens when humans cut them down?
The animals that live there lose their shelter, they need to find new shelter. There might not be enough shelter which causes some of them to not be protected like they normally would be.
What is a producer?
Give an example.
A producer is an organism that MAKES their own food.
An example is a rose or grass.
What's the difference between an omnivore, carnivore, and herbivore?
omnivore: eats BOTH plants and animals
Carnivore: eats ONLY MEAT
herbivore: eats ONLY PLANTS
Is this acquired or inherited?
A bear has brown fur.
inherited
Why is flying an adaptation for animals who fly?
They can fly to find food, get away from predators, or move to a warmer place.
Why are plants so important to animals?
1. Some animals eat plants for food.
2. Plants give off oxygen to animals.
Why would a group of rabbits move to a new area?
The old area lost a lot of its plants and they needed more food to eat?
OR
Predators were trying to eat them.
Give an example of a LIVING THING.
humans
plants
monkeys
ants
What is a consumer?
Consumer: a living thing that eats another living thing for food and energy.
Describe 3 adaptations a bear has to protect them
1. thick fur
2. hibernation
3. claws/sharp teeth
Some animals might try sneaking into your home for shelter. What is SHELTER?
Something that provides protecti
What is it called when an animal tries to look like another animal?
mimicry
An animal that GETS EATEN by another animal is called ....
prey