Survival Senses

Animal Senses 1

100

When it starts to become cold outside what do birds do?

Migrate to warmer temperatures.

200

Name an animal in Alberta that hibernates during winter to conserve energy when food is hard to find. This animal also has an excellent sense of smell.

Bears

300

When animals change their appearance to blend in with their surroundings it is called?

camouflage

400

Bats use something called __ to hunt for their food to survive.

echolocation

500

Moths are attracted to light, which makes them more susceptible to prey finding them. What is one way moths have evolved for survival?

1. Camouflage into surroundings using colour or patterns.

2. Mimic toxic species to deter predators. 

Plant Senses 1

100

Plants need the _____ in order to make their own food.

sunlight

200

True or False: Plants grow towards sunlight to maximize photosynthesis. 

True!

300

When the weather warms up in spring, plants and seeds wait for the ___ to warm up to begin growing.

soil

400

When a plant uses gravity to figure out which way is up and which way is down this is called ____ 

Hint: ___ tropism

geotropism

500

When plants grow toward the sunlight, this is called _____?

Hint: ____tropism

phototropism