Vocabulary
Surviving in the Desert
Surviving in the Rainforest
Watery Environments
Weird Creatures of the Deep
100

What does the word "prey" mean?

Animals that are hunted for food

100

Name an animal that lives in the desert.

Fennec fox, texas horned lizard, javelina

100

What animals live in the rainforest?

Sloth, aye-aye

100
What kind of food do manatees eat?

Seagrass

100

What is one word to describe the blobfish?

Weird, ugly, interesting, etc.

200

What does the word "predator" mean?

Animals that hunt other animals for food
200

What is the texas horned lizard's adaptation?

Squirts blood from its eyes
200

What animal hangs upside down for 24 hours a day?

Sloth

200

Where does the duck-billed platypus live?

Australia

200

What animal was an accidental catch?

Blobfish

300

Give an example of a mammal

Manatee, duck-billed platypus, etc.

300

How do the fennec foxes stay cool in the desert?

Their big ears help them stay cool

300

How does the aye-aye see at night?

It uses its big round eyes

300

How do Surinam toads lay their eggs?

Female toads lay eggs in their backs. They sink into the skin on her back.
300

Do people eat blobfish?

No

400

Define extinct 

No longer living

400

How do javelinas stay safe in the desert?

They stay in groups.

Stay close to their family

400

What animal is nocturnal?

Aye-Aye

400

How big is the Chinese giant salamander?

6 feet
400

How does the cookie-cutter shark camouflage?

The bottom of the cookie-cutter shark's body glows. Fish can't see the shark because of the light from above.

500

What animals are endangered? 

Aye-Aye, jaguar, etc.

500

How does the javelina scare of predators?

They make a clattering noise with their teeth.
500
What adaptations help animals live in the rainforest?

strong, curved claws

green algae for camouflage

sharp teeth to cut into trees


500

What body part helps the manatee eat their food?

Top lip

500
How did the cookie-cutter shark get its name?

When the cookie-cutter shark bites its prey, it leaves a mark the size of a cookie.