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Classification
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Habitats
Animal Myths (T or F)
FOOD!
100
This type of animal has fur or hair.
What is a mammal?
100
When animals can use their coloring to blend in to their surroundings to keep them safe from predators.
What is camouflage.
100
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.
What is the Arctic (or tundra)?
100

Are Bats Really Blind?

Myth Verdict:FALSE. Bats primarily use a form of sonar to navigate through dark areas and avoid obstacles. However, their eyes, while small, and sometimes poorly developed, are also completely functional, not to mention the fact that they have excellent hearing and sense of smell.

100
An animal that eats mainly meat is called a...
What is carnivore.
200
This type of animal has wings, feathers, and hollow bones.
What is a bird.
200
When animals travel to far away places to find food, like a duck flying south for winter.
What is migration.
200
This habitat is a home to many creatures who need salt water to stay alive.
What is the ocean?
200

Groundhogs can predict the arrival of Spring.

Myth Verdict:TRUTH. If it sees its' shadow, six more weeks of winter lie ahead, and if not, spring is on the way!It's the only mammal to have its own day named after it and as legend goes, every Feb. 2, the groundhog emerges from hibernation

200
An animal that eats mainly plants is called a .....
What is herbivore?
300
This type of animal has dry, scaly skin.
What is a reptile.
300
When an animal spends the winter in a deep sleep so that not much food is needed.
What is hibernation.
300
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.
What is the forest?
300

Do Camels Really Store Water in Their Humps?

Myth Verdict:FALSE. A camel can survive seven days without water, but not because they are carrying large reserves inside their humps. They're able to avoid dehydration that would kill most other animals, thanks in large part to oval-shaped red blood cells (vs. the standard circular variety.)

300
An animal that eats both plants and meat is called a ...
What is an omnivore.
400
This type of animal starts its life in the water with gills and then develops lungs to live on land.
What is an amphibian.
400
When an animal spends the summer in a deep sleep to protect it from the heat and dryness of the summer.
What is estivation?
400
This habitat gets rain almost every day. It is the home to many plants and animals.
What is the rainforest?
400

There are bugs in you Strawberry Frappucino.

Myth Verdict:False. Before April 2012, Starbucks' Strawberry Frappuccino contained a dye made from the ground-up bodies of thousands of tiny insects, called Cochineal Bugs or Dactylopius coccus. Their crushed bodies produce a deep red ink that is used as a natural food coloring, however, the dye is still used in thousands of other food products — from Nerds candies to grapefruit juice. Not to mention cosmetics, like lovely shades of red lipstick.

400
What part of an animal can you look at to get an idea if it is an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
What is its teeth?
500
This animal uses gills to breathe underwater.
What is a fish.
500
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?
What is body coverings?
500
This habitat gets very little rain and is usually very hot during the day.
What is the desert?
500

Crocodiles Are Crybabies.

Myth Verdict:TRUTH. The phrase that implies expressing fake emotion actually comes from an ancient fable that crocodiles weep while both luring and killing their prey. In reality, crocodiles can't chew, so they are forced to rip their food into chunks and swallow them whole. As luck would have it, the glands that keep their eyes moist are right near their throats, so their eating habits actually force tears into their eyes.

500
If a forest was full of carnivores, what would happen?
What is they would all eat each other until there was no food left. The ones that survived would have to move and the plants would all be overgrown because no one is eating them.