Platypus/ General
What is a platypus house called?
Burrow
What food do platypi eat in the winter?
earthworms and snails
What type of creatures are platypi when they eat meat?
carnivores
What is the family name for chameleons?
Chamaeleonidae
What is the primary diet of chameleons
Insects
Why do platypi do grow thick fur?
To keep dry and warm
What type of creature are platypi when the hunt animals?
predators
What color of platypus skin is waterproof?
yellowish, reddish, and brownish
How is a chameleon's tail described, and what is its use?
It is prehensile and acts as a fifth limb for grasping/balance.
What type of environment do chameleons live in?
A variety of warm environments
How long have platypus existed on earth?
150 million years
Which two sides of Australia do Platypus live on?
Southeast and Northeast
What do chameleons mainly use their color changes for, besides camouflage?
Communication and thermoregulation
Describe the two ways chameleons use color change for thermoregulation.
They turn dark to absorb heat or turn light to reflect heat.
What does it mean for a chameleon to be "arboreal"?
They spend almost all of their lives in trees and shrubs
What is a platypus' feature that helps it swim?
webbed feet
What part of the body helps a platypus grind food
Mouth
Which large island is home to nearly half of all chameleon species?
Madagascar.
What is the main method chameleons use to hunt?
They are "sit-and-wait" ambush predators
Name two examples of environments chameleons can be found in, according to the text.
Tropical rainforests, montane forests, savannas, or semi-deserts.
When do the platypus use their electroreceptors?
While preying in dark and muddy water with closed eyes
Name two water animals platypus eat?
crayfish and frog
What two specific features allow chameleons to have a 360-degree field of vision?
Their eyes can rotate and focus independently of one another.
Which body part is their most famous "weapon" for catching prey?
Their projectile tongue.
Name two specific examples of small prey that form the main diet of chameleons.
Crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, beetles, or flies.