Classification
This type of animal has fur or hair.
mammal
When animals can use their coloring to blend in to their surroundings to keep them safe from predators.
camouflage
This habitat is very cold and has smaller trees and shrubs in the summer. It is covered with ice and snow much of the winter.
Arctic (or tundra)
You are reading a book about monkeys. The monkey gets dressed, goes to the grocery store and cooks dinner. What kind of book is this?
Fiction
An animal that eats mainly meat is called a...
carnivore
This type of animal has wings, feathers, and hollow bones.
bird
When animals travel to far away places to find food, like a duck flying south for winter.
migration
This habitat is a home to many creatures who need salt water to stay alive.
ocean
You are reading a book about polar bears. It has many facts about polar bears including what they eat, where they live, and what their predators are. What kind of book is it.
nonfiction
An animal that eats mainly plants is called a .....
herbivore
This type of animal has dry, scaly skin.
reptile
When an animal spends the winter in a deep sleep so that not much food is needed.
hibernation
This habitat has many trees, plants and many animals that make their home there. It usually sees all kinds of weather (the four seasons) and many trees lose their leaves in the winter.
forest
Anna Franks biography
nonfiction
An animal that eats both plants and meat is called a ...
omnivore
This type of animal starts its life in the water with gills and then develops lungs to live on land.
amphibian
When an animal spends the summer in a deep sleep to protect it from the heat and dryness of the summer.
estivation
This habitat gets rain almost every day. It is the home to many plants and animals.
rainforest
A story about a dolphin who communicates with a shark by talking.
fiction
What part of an animal can you look at to get an idea if it is an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
its teeth
This animal uses gills to breathe underwater.
Fish
A turtle's shell, a fish's gills - parts of an animal that help it to live in its environment and be able to survive are called?
body coverings
This habitat gets very little rain and is usually very hot during the day.
desert
The Henry and Mudge series has a boy and a dog in it. The boy acts like a boy and the dog acts like a dog but the books are fiction. What kind of fiction is this?
Realistic fiction
What do whales eat?
Plankton