Vocab Week 1
What word means, a kind of adaptation that allows an animal to look like, or blend in to its surroundings
What are small plates that cover some animals , may be used for protection
Scales
What is this layer under the skin called used to help keep animals warm
Blubber
Why do we use context clues?
they help us figure out the meaning of new words
What are scales, fingernails, and feathers composed of?
Keratin
Give an example of any animal adaptation
something an animal is born with to help them survive...ex: opposable thumb, webbed feet, long beak,etc
Define environment
The surroundings that a person, animal, or plant lives in
What is another name for a bird's beak?
Bill
The ring you found may be inexpensive, or it may be priceless. Which context clue helps you understand the word priceless?
Antonym....inexpensive
Give examples of various types of animal coverings, at least two
fur, feathers, scales, shell, skin
Define predator
Animals that hunt and catch other animals for food
give an example of the word various
many, different ex: shapes, sizes, colors, amounts
Give an example of a structural adaptation
adaptations of animal's body, ex: webbed feet, hooves, camel hump, fur, flippers
A flap of extra skin hangs from its throat. The flap of skin is called a dewlap. Which type of context clue helps us know what dewlap means?
Definition, a flap of skin that iguanas puff up to look big
Which of the following is prey and which is predator?
mouse/hawk
mouse/prey
hawk/predator
Give an example of prey
Animals that are hunted for food ex: worms, fish, rabbits, deer
This word means to stay alive
Survive
An animals coloring can help provide....
Camouflage
An iguana puffs up its dewlap to look bigger to scare away predators. It does this when it feels threatened.
Which context clue helps us understand what threatened means?
Example, scared
Name an animal that uses camouflage
an animal that blends into their environment
ex: polar bear, penguin, owl, lizard, chameleon, stonefish, stick bug, etc....
What is the antonym of prey
predator
What are scales made of?
Keratin
What is another meaning of the word bill and the word coloring?
bill: money or something you pay, coloring: the act of applying colors
Name the 5 types of context clues
Definition, description, example, synonym, antonym
Blubber is sandwiched between what other two layers of an animals body?
Skin and mucsle