What do animals often seek in order to protect themselves from the weather or other animals?
A shelter
100
What structures help birds fly through the air?
Wings
100
What structures do wolves, cheetahs, and cats have for running and jumping?
Strong legs.
100
How do animals get their energy?
They eat other organisms.
100
Animals cannot make their own ___________ like plants can.
food
200
What are gills?
A structure that helps fish take in oxygen from the water.
200
What animal uses its sharp claws and teeth for hunting?
A bear.
200
TRUE or FALSE - Bears have thick fur and a lot of body fat to help them stay warm in the winter.
TRUE
200
What does a bird do to help stay safe in its environment?
It builds a nest.
200
TRUE or FALSE: Both plants and animals have structures that help them survive.
TRUE
300
What are three examples of an animal's senses?
Smelling, seeing, and hearing
300
What is the name of the structure that porcupines have that help keep them safe?
Quills
300
What structure helps a bird scoop up water?
Its beak.
300
TRUE or FALSE: feet, legs, tails, and wings are examples of animal adaptations.
False - these are animal structures.
300
Animals must eat plants and/or animals in order to get their ___________.
energy
400
What is the purpose of lungs?
Lungs allow mammals to take in oxygen from the air.
400
What are the three structures that animals use to get oxygen?
Lungs, gills, and their skin.
400
TRUE or FALSE: Fish have lungs to breathe.
False - they have gills to breathe.
400
TRUE or FALSE: Animals absorb energy from the sun to get their energy.
False - their energy comes from eating plants and/or other animals.
400
Name TWO things that plants need to survive but animals don't?
Answers may vary:
1. carbon dioxide
2. sunlight
3. nutrients from soil
500
What is the name of the structure that elephants use to bring food to their mouth?
A trunk.
500
Feet, legs, fins, wings, and tails are all examples of what?
Animal structures!!
500
Name two structures that bears have that help them survive. Describe HOW both structures help.
Answers may vary:
1. Nose - strong sense of smell to smell its prey
2. Thick fur - helps keep them warm in the winter
3. Body fat - helps keep them warm in the winter
4. Sharp claws and teeth - used for hunting
5. Ears - very good hearing to hear its prey
500
Name TWO ways that animals are alike.
Answers may vary:
1. Most can move
2. They CANNOT make their own food
3. They respond to their environment
4. They have structures (parts) that help them get what they need
500
What FOUR things do both plants AND animals need in order to survive?