Aquatic Adaptations & Squid
What are 2 TYPES of adaptations?
Behavioral and Physical
What is it called when an animal becomes dormant through the winter?
Hibernation
What were the three birds we pretended to be during the bird beak challenge?
hummingbird, pelican, and finch
What is it called when an organism looks like its environment to blend in?
camouflage
What is taxonomy?
A way of organizing living things into groups based on shared traits
What does a squid have to keep its body straight in the water?
a pen
What do frogs do in the winter?
They lie dormant and produce natural anti-freeze
What do woodpeckers eat?
bugs or tree sap
What is it called when an animal looks like something else as a defense?
Mimicry
Name three traits all mammals have
hair or fur, milk, and live birth
Why does a squid have an ink sac?
To create a cloud that helps them escape danger
Name three strategies animals can have to survive winter?
Tough it out, hibernate, or migrate
beak and tentacles
Why are bees and wasps both yellow with black stripes?
The bright colors warn animals not to bother them. Once they learn about stinging, animals avoid anything that resembles them!
What traits do ONLY birds have?
feathers
What does the word aquatic mean?
Water
What do you call the special generation of monarch butterfly that flies all the way to Mexico?
Super generation
What is the only plant a monarch butterfly eats as a caterpillar?
milkweed
What special defense does a bombardier beetle have?
It has a chemical reaction that creates intense heat. It can shoot this at enemies at an extreme speed. (it farts fire)
What group of animals does a bat belong to?
mammal
What are the color-changing structures in a squid's skin called?
Chromatophores
What do bluebirds do in the winter?
they migrate
What is the protein in milk called that can create plastic?
casein
What is it called when an animal uses bright colors to warn enemies away?
Aposematism
What do we call structures that are similar in different animals (ex: a bat wing and human fingers)
homologous structures