Carnivores
What are canines?
Sharp, pointed teeth that help carnivores grab and tear their food.
What popular farm bird is an omnivore?
A chicken!
What are molars?
Flat teeth at the back of a herbivore’s mouth that helps them grind up tough plants.
What is an ecosystem?
All the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other.
What is a frog’s favorite food?
Insects like flies, mosquitoes, and moths
Why big cats like tigers have stripes?
Camouflage. Their stripes help them hide in tall grass, even though this animal can’t see colors like we do.
What type of teeth omnivores have?
A mix of sharp and flat teeth (incisors, canines, and molars)
How many pounds of food can an elephant eat daily?
300 pounds!
What is habitat fragmentation?
Breaking apart of a large habitat into smaller, isolated patches, often harming wildlife.
How tall can a frog jump?
Up to 20 times their body length
What is the food web?
A food web is a way to show how animals and plants are all connected by what they eat. It’s like a big map of who eats what in nature!
What is a versatile digestive system?
Is a type of digestive system that can process both plant fibers and animal proteins.
What is fermentation?
This is the process by which many herbivores break down tough plant fibers with the help of bacteria living in their stomachs.
Why cactuses have spines instead of leaves?
To reduce water loss and protect themselves from animals.
How do frogs drink water?
They absorb it through their skin!
What is scavenging?
Scavenging means finding and eating animals that are no longer living, instead of hunting for fresh food.
Which omnivores has an incredible sense of smell, which is 7 times stronger than a human’s and help them sense their food from miles away?
A bear!
Why most herbivores have their eyes at the side of their head?
Because herbivores don’t eat meat, they often have eyes located on these parts of their heads to watch for predators.
What is polar night?
A natural phenomenon causes long periods of darkness during winter, impacting animal behavior and plant growth in the Arctic.
What is metamorphosis?
This is the process by which a tadpole changes into a frog, including growing legs and losing its tail.
Why most carnivores have eyes that face forward?
Because it allows depth perception or binocular vision for better hunting
What is foraging?
Foraging means searching for and gathering food from nature. Animals like bears look around, dig, or hunt to find things to eat, like plants, insects, or other animals.
What is coprophagy?
Some herbivores, like rabbits, practice this behavior where they eat their own feces to digest food better and get more nutrients.
What are the three main dangers facing coastal habitats?
Pollution, climate change and habitat destruction
Why adult frogs can live on land and in water?
Because they can breathe through their lungs and through their skin.