Animal Adaptations

* Camouflage and Mimicry *

200

Name a animal that uses camouflage 

What is 

300

Name one animal that uses camouflage to help them blend in with their environment.

What is a katydid/beaver/deer/snow bunny/owl/?

400

Name one animal that uses mimicry to help scare off predators because they look like other, more dangerous, animals.

What is a Monarch butterfly/coral snake?

500

I am a large, white predator. I blend in with snow and ice. I am not trying to protect myself because I am big and strong. Instead, I am trying to disguise myself to that my prey won't notice me before I attack.

What is a polar bear?

* Hibernation and Migration *

100

This is the reason some animals go into a long, deep sleep for the winter.

What is to live on the stored fat from food they ate to survive the long winter?

200

These are two animals that hibernate.

What are bears/bats/chipmunks/snakes/turtles?

300

True or false: animals need less food when they are hibernating.

What is true?

400

Some animals travel to find more food or a better place to live. Name this process.

What is migration?

500

These are two animals who migrate.

What are birds/insects/whales/fish/seals?

Beaks and Feet

100

Bird beaks that are short and pointy might be good for this.

What is cracking open seeds.

200

Duck feet are webbed. This physical adaptation helps them to do what?

What is swim?

300

A long, curved beak is great for doing this.

What is sipping nectar?

400

Bird feet that are curled up are good for doing what?

What is perching on a branch?

500

I am a type of bird that has large claws for grabbing and a large curved beak for catching prey. What type of bird might I be?

What is an eagle?