Animal Adaptations
Define adaptation.
helps an animal survive in their habitat (to change or get used to)
Define producer.
a living thing that makes its own food for energy
Define habitat.
the place where an animal lives
Define herbivore.
an animal that eats plants
Define camouflage.
an adaptation that helps an animal blend into their environment
Define consumer.
A living thing that consumes (eats) other plants and animals to get energy.
When the last member of a species dies.
Define carnivore.
an animal that eats meat
Define mimicry.
an adaptation that allows an animal to look or sound like another plant or animal
Define decomposer.
A living thing that breaks down dead plants or animals for energy.
Explain one way a species can become endangered.
Possible Answers:
- pollution
- disease
- too much hunting/fishing
- global warming
Define omnivore.
An animals that eats both animals and plants.
Give one example of camouflage.
- Eastern-Screech Owl blending into a tree
- Chameleon blending into the plants around it
- Arctic fox blending into the snow
What does the food chain always start with?
A producer
Name one way you can protect animals and their habitat.
Possible Answers:
- staying on hiking trails
- planting trees and/or gardens
- picking up trash outdoors
Define scarcity.
A lack of something; not enough.
Give on example of mimicry.
- tree ocelot sounding like a monkey
- mountain lion sounding like a bird
- swallowtail caterpillar looking like the head of a snake
Why are scavengers essential to the food chain and ecosystem?
He cut down all the trees to build factories, which produced pollution and killed the rest of the plants and habitats.
Define overpopulation.
There are too many living animals or plants of a specific species.