What is false? Some people build carefully to preserve habitats for animals BUT too much building does force animals to have to crowd together and may hurt their chances for survival.
100
wild berries.
What are birds, bears, squirrels and people?
100
An owl uses these physical characteristics to hunt prey. Name at least 2.
What are good eyesight, good hearing, silent wings, talons, sharp beak, and camouflaging colors?
100
a hermit crab
What is inside a shell that I find on the ocean floor? (some are pets but we want natural habitats)
100
Some animals can regrow body parts if one is damaged or lost to a predator.
What is true? Starfish can regrow arms and lizards can regrow tails.
200
People keep wild animals as pets.
What is true? Some people do keep wild animals like bears, monkeys, or snakes as pets.
200
worms
What are birds, turtles, and fish? (if they can get them)
200
A rattle snake rattles to communicate (behavioral characteristic). What is the snake trying to say?
Frogs use their eyes to help them swallow their food.
What is true? Frogs push their eyes down when they swallow and their eyes help push the food down their throat.
300
People never help injured animals or animals that need protection from development/building.
What is false? People sometimes set up rehabilitation zoos to care for hurt or injured animals and can form groups that take care of certain animals like wolves.
300
turtles
What are birds of prey like hawks, eagles, or falcons? These birds often drop turtles from high up to break open the shells. Alligators eat them too. Baby turtles with soft shells are eaten by many animals - crabs, racoons, fish, etc.
300
Vipers, Black Widows, and Jelly fish use this adaptation to stun their prey so they don't get hurt battling with their dinner.
What is poison/venom?
300
humpback whales
What is the ocean?
300
Snakes do not have a sense of taste.
What is true? They only use their tongue to help them smell.
400
Hunting is sometimes use to help animals.
What is true? Sometimes populations grow too large or too quickly and hunting is sometimes use to help balance populations.
400
mosquitoes
What are birds, spiders, and bats?
400
Argh! What is that smell! Bad smells can drive away predators. What animal might use this as a defense?
What is a skunk? We also have a brown snake in GA that is quite stinky!
400
bullfrogs
What is near a pond, lake or river? Frogs are amphibians and need to live near fresh water.
400
Elephants eat 3 meals a day.
What is false? Elephants spend up to 18 hours eating every day and must do this in order to stay healthy.
500
People throw trash on the ground without thinking about how it might hurt animals.
What is true? Animals often mistake trash for food - birds can think gum is a worm and this will fill their stomachs and they will die. Turtles do the same thing with plastic grocery bags.
500
roadkill - dead animals killed by cars
What are crows, vultures, insects, and decomposers like worms and fungus?
500
You can't see me! Camouflage is a common adaptation used by animals to hide from others. Name 2 animals that use camouflage to hide.
What are squid (change colors and skin texture) and arctic hares (fur matches surroundings)? answers may vary but must be explained
500
bats in Georgia
What are hollowed out trees, caves, bat boxes, and near or in buildings?
500
True or False. There is a worm in GA called a land planarian with a hammerhead shaped head that dissolves earthworms with a digestive juice.
What is true? It is considered a pest by most farmers because Earthworms are helpful and necessary to ecosystems!