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Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations. Which technique is the moth caterpillar using?. mimicry (trying to look like a snake to ward off predators). Which technique is the katiydid using?. camouflage (trying to blend in with the leaves ). What is camouflage and how does it help animals?.

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Animal Adaptations

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  1. Animal Adaptations

  2. Which technique is the moth caterpillar using?

  3. mimicry (trying to look like a snake to ward off predators)

  4. Which technique is the katiydid using?

  5. camouflage (trying to blend in with the leaves)

  6. What is camouflage and how does it help animals?

  7. Camouflage is an adaptation some animals use as protection from predators. An animal that uses camouflage looks like things in its environment. It might look like a leaf, a twig, or a rock.

  8. A behavior that comes natural to an animal; it is born with the ability to do it. Example: salmon swimming upstream, a person sneezing

  9. instinct

  10. A behavior that an organism must be taught. Examples: bear cubs learning how to hunt, a dog learning to sit

  11. learned

  12. What is mimicry and how does it help animals?

  13. Mimicry is an adaptation some animals use as protection from predators. Animals that use mimicry use colors and markings to look like another animal.

  14. This means to pass the winter in a resting state.This occurs when an animal remains inactive to save energy through the harsh winter.

  15. hibernation

  16. Animals travel to other places where the weather is warmer or they can find food.

  17. migrate

  18. What are the basic needs of animals

  19. food, water, air and shelter

  20. What are some types of shelter?

  21. rock caves dens ground homes tree homes nests hives barns webs water homes houses

  22. What are some types of food?

  23. Some animals eat plants, some eat meat, and others eat both plants and meat.

  24. No animal can survive without this; it is another word for oxygen

  25. air: one of the basic needs of animals

  26. a beaver building a dam

  27. instinctive behavior

  28. Is this a syphrid fly or a bee? Which technique is he using to hide from his predators?

  29. mimicry trying to look something it isn’t

  30. This mother black bear is teaching her cub how to hunt. Which type of behavior is this?

  31. learned behavior

  32. This jumping spider is actually acting like an ant to hunt ants. Which technique is it using to get its food?

  33. mimicry (trying to look something it isn’t)

  34. Salmon swimming upstream. Which type of behavior is this?

  35. instinctive behavior

  36. This anole is hiding in the leaves. Which technique is he using to hide from his predators?

  37. camouflage (trying to blend in with the leaves)

  38. This female goose is rolling her egg back into her nest. Which type of behavior is this?

  39. instinctive behavior

  40. Can you find the flounder on the sea floor? Which technique is he using to hide from his predators?

  41. camouflage (trying to blend in)

  42. Which is the poisonous snake? Which technique is the scarlet king snake using to hide from his predators?

  43. mimicry (trying to look something it isn’t)

  44. a spider spinning a web What kind of behavior is this?

  45. instinctive behavior

  46. This dormouse is hibernating through the winter. This is an example of which type of adaptation?

  47. behavioral adaptation

  48. This fiddler crab is digging a burrow. Which type of behavior is this?

  49. instinctive behavior

  50. A giraffe has a long neck to reach the upper tasty leaves. This is an example of which type of adaptation?

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