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Open the easyLearn Adaptations Animal app.
As you are using this app, you can scroll left and right across the top of the pages to see
the pictures. You will need to scroll up and down to read/see all of the text material
about each type of animal.
Pressing the button will take you back to the main selection screen so that you can choose an
animal to read about. Pressing the button, while doing the practice and quiz, will allow you to hear
the responses and sounds of the activity.
Select
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Scroll down on the page to view the rest of the text. Scroll left and right at the top to see all of the
pictures.
button to advance to the next topic or go back to topic screen by selecting the Use the
button and select the next topic you need/want to read about. Read through ALL of the text material
and look at all the pictures included for each topic to prepare for the quiz at the end of this assignment.
Fill in the blanks below with the words that are missing from the text material provided.
Introduction:
A 1.____________________________________ is any place where a particular animal or plant lives. (Ex.
a lake, a desert, a forest) Habitats provide food, water, and shelter which animals need to survive.
The 2.___________________________________________ that an animal develops depend on: the
climate in its habitat (temperature and rainfall), the type of vegetation available, and the presence of
other animal species that live in the same habitat.
Habitats of similar climate are grouped together into 3.______________________________________.
The important biomes in the world are: tundra (arctic, antarctic, alpine), taiga (coniferous/boreal
forests), tropical rainforests, temperate deciduous forests, hot and cold deserts, grasslands (savannahs,
steppes, pampas, and prairies), chaparrals, freshwater (lakes, rivers and ponds), wetlands (marches and
swamps), saltwater (marine/oceans, coral reef). These biomes are spread throughout the Earth.
Adelie Penguin
Adelie penguin is among the 4.________________________________ penguin species found in the
Antarctic desert.
Penguins are birds that 5. __________________________________________ fly, but spend a fair
amount of time in the water.
Their feathers are thick and layered with 6. ________________________________________ that
protects them from cold while on land and in the icy waters. Their wings are very short and serve as
flippers for underwater swimming.
They have backward pointing 7.____________________________________ on their tongues to prevent
the slippery sea prey from escaping. They feed mostly on krill, squid, crustaceans, and other forms of
sea-life.
When they dive into the deep waters, their heart rates 8._____________________________________
from a staggering eighty to one hundred beats a minute to a mere twenty beats a minute. They also
have an amazing kidney system that filters out the salt in the water allowing them to use salt water for
drinking.
Penguin chicks give each other mutual support by forming little 9. ______________________________
(nurseries for child care) that give them protection against predators.
African Elephant
They are the 10._________________________________________ living land animals standing at a
height of 10-13 feet, length of about 24 feet and weighing as much as six to seven tons. The males are
bigger than the females.
They have excellent 11. _____________________________________________ which helps keep them
safe from oncoming predators. They have very small eyes with long eyelashes and eyelids that protect
the eyes from dust.
The tusks are ivory in color and made from dentine and enamel. These almost never stop growing. But
since humans have been hunting elephants for their ivory tusks for centuries, the elephants are
undergoing evolution. To protect themselves, their tusks are 12._________________________________
that big anymore.
Female elephants live in family herds with their young, but adult males tend to
roam on their 13.__________________________.
Alligator
Alligators are reptiles. These 14._________________________________________________ mostly live
in wetlands (marshes and swamps), lakes and ponds.
They have an extra transparent 15.___________________________________________ on each eye
that can be closed to protect their eyes when they go completely underwater. It is similar to a pair of
goggles. This lets them see underwater without letting any water get into their eyes.
Their skin also acts as a great 16._________________________________________________ in the
swamps, marshes, and lakes that they live in.
The strong jaws of the alligator can also crush its prey while the teeth are used to 17.________________
the animal in position in their wide mouths.
American Toad
The American toad is brown medium sized 18.______________________________________________
that is found in many deciduous forests around the world.
They have stout bodies with short legs and very thick skin. This skin is covered with big yellow and red
warts. These warts have 19._________________________________________ that release poison which
has a terrible smell and taste that keeps the predators away.
Their warts also hold enough 20.___________________________________________________ so that it
doesn’t have to keep going back to the water source to moisten its skin. This lets the toad walk around
on land for long periods of time.
Its tongue is attached to the mouth at the 21.____________________________________ so it can
extend out farther.
The toad’s tongue doesn’t push the food back for swallowing; instead, it’s protruding 22._____________
to do the job by drawing them in.
Anteaters
The anteater has a long snout and a thin long tongue. Its long mouth has lips but 23. ________________
have teeth.
They have a very keen sense of smell that allows them to sniff out 24.____________________________
relatively easily as well as to tell what type of ant lives there. Their nose is the end of their long pointed
snout. This allows them to locate food easily and helps them to hold their nose above the water when
they are swimming.
The anteater has long sharp powerful claws with 25.__________________________________________
middle toes on each of its feet. It uses these strong claws to open termite mounds and anthills. These
claws also help it to get a good grip while climbing trees. These claws also serve as defense against the
predators. When confronted, the anteater swipes the predator with these large claws.
Their digestive system is unique. They have powerful muscles that act as 26._______________________
grinding the ants and termites they eat, after which this crushed food is dissolved in powerful stomach
acids. Its powerful muscle makes up for its missing teeth too.
They have 27. ______________________________________________________ tails which means that
they can hold objects with their tail, like gripping onto the branches of a tree to allow it to remain
suspended). Some parts of anteater’s tail have no hair. This helps it to get a better grip on branches. The
rest of the tail is covered with long hair. Their tails also keep them warm. When the weather is chilly,
these furry creatures wrap their tails around themselves to stay warm.
Arctic Fox
The arctic fox has the warmest coat any 28._____________________________________ on Earth has.
Its coat is even warmer than a polar bear or arctic wolf.
Arctic foxes can eat a variety of food. Their primary diet includes 29._____________________________
and seabirds. They also often feed on the scraps left behind by polar bears and other wild animals.
When there is enough food to go around they save up for later by burying any extra morsels. Although
they are usually carnivorous, they sometimes supplement their diet with greens and berries.
They listen carefully to creatures under the snow, they 30._____________________________________
on the snow with their front paws until the snow breaks. Then they catch their prey.
Aye Aye
Aye Ayes are native to 31._____________________________________________. They have a unique
thin middle finger and rat like teeth. They are a type of lemur and the world’s largest nocturnal
primates.
They have an exclusive way of gathering food. They tap the trees and listen to the 32._______________
to find hollow chambers which they chew into with their front teeth to find little bits of food and finally
use their thin middle finger to scoop out the grubs.
They start foraging (looking for food) anywhere between thirty minutes before and three hours after
33._____________________________________. They spend more than 80% of the night doing so with
the occasional rest. They are able to jump from tree to tree like a squirrel, but find horizontal movement
difficult.
They are essentially 34.___________________________________________________ animals and even
foraging is an individual activity, although there are times that they get together in groups. When they
are in groups, they communicate using scent signals and vocalizations.
Beaver
Beavers belong to the family of 35._________________________________. They live in ponds, lakes,
rivers, marshes, and streams.
Beavers have large webbed feet, flat broad tail, and a thick 36.__________________________________
coat that allows them to glide smoothly through water.
Lodges are usually cone shaped with 37.______________________________________________
entrances and are built along the shore using mud, grass, and branches. Some beavers create burrows
out of the mud along riverbanks instead of building lodges.
Beavers can survive even below a layer of ice because they can 38._____________________________
under water. Their lips close behind their front teeth allowing them to chew on food without letting
water in their mouths.
They can also stay underwater for long periods because they have slow blood circulation, big lungs, and
a huge liver that stores oxidized blood. These unique 39._______________________________________
allow them to conserve oxygen.
Beavers have strong 40.__________________________________________________ shaped orange
teeth (incisors) that are always growing. So beavers need to keep gnawing on trees and branches to
keep their teeth trim. They can chew on large tree trunks and make the trees fall. They love to eat barks
and leaves from these fallen trees. The orange color of teeth comes from a hard protective coating
containing iron.
Black Widow Spider
The black widow spider is among the most dangerous 41.______________________________________
in the world. The female, the dominating partner, is notorious for sometimes devouring the male after
mating.
The female, extremely poisonous, has a shiny large black body shaped like a bulb and long legs. It has a
unique 42._________________________________________________________________ hourglass-like
shape on it stomach. The male, smaller than his partner, is brown with orange striped legs and yellow,
red, or white markings on its back and is not poisonous.
Once the prey is caught in its web, the spider 43._____________________________________________
it by biting it. The spider then injects enzymes that speed up the digestion process outside her body.
Boa Constrictor
The boa constrictor is a 44.____________________________________________________________
reptile found in many warm regions around the world. Its main adaptation to its surroundings is its
ability to blend into the trees almost effortlessly.
Boas are huge, growing to anywhere between 45.___________________________________________
feet in length. This length serves them well in allowing them to blend into their surroundings to easily
ambush their unsuspecting prey and to climb trees to sometimes get their prey.
Boas also have a bunch of special 46._______________________________________________ just
below their lips which they can use to detect warm-blooded preys.
Their eyes always make them look like they are 47.______________________________ even when they
are sleeping. This protects them against humans, their one and only enemy, who kill them for their skin.
Camels
The two humps on their backs have 48.__________________________________ stored in them which
sustains them without food (for several months) or water (for a week or more).
They protect themselves against harsh sunlight and sand blown about by strong winds using 49._______
rows of eyelashes.
Their knees have thick leather-like patches that shield them from 50. ____________________________
themselves when they kneel down in the sand.
Camels can drink up to about 51. _____________________________________________________ of
water at once. Their body temperature is also known to be unstable and this allows them to conserve
the water by not sweating it out.
Chipmunk
Chipmunks belong to the 52._______________________________________________________ family.
As their name suggests, they make chipping noises with their 53._______________________________.
Being 54. ____________________________________________________________, they most often
feed on nuts, berries, seeds, and grains. They have strong teeth to break open the nuts. At times, they
also feed on insects and eggs of birds. Chipmunks are good climbers and their needle-pointed claws help
them in climbing trees to find food.
Chipmunks are food gatherers. They carry foods in a special 55. ________________________________.
They can carry nine nuts in their mouths at a time.
These animals hibernate during 56.__________________________________________________
although not deeply. They use their store of nuts collected throughout the year as food during
hibernation.
Cockroach
Cockroaches (or roaches) are 57._________________________________________________ with flat
bodies, long antennae, and long legs. They usually come in different shades of brown.
The average cockroach is half an inch long and the largest is about 58. ___________________________
long. Typically, roaches have six hairy legs and eighteen knees.
A cockroach’s skeleton is outside of its body (59.____________________________________________).
As they outgrow their skeleton, they shed it (giving them a white appearance) and regrow a new one
with a few hours (regaining their color).
These winged creatures 60.____________________________________ only fly fast; they can scurry and
disappear into nooks and crannies in seconds. They have quick reflexes and can run really fast.
They breathe through the sides of their bodies and because cockroaches do not use hemoglobin to carry
oxygen, they have 61. _____________________________________________ blood.
A cockroach can go without water or food for a long period and it can live about a week or longer
without its 62.________________________________________.
Duckbill Platypus
The duckbill platypus always lives near water- mostly in the rivers of eastern Australia and Tasmania.
This is because it is 63. ___________________________________________________________ (lives
both on land and in water) and dives and swims well.
It has 64. __________________________________________________________________ ability. This
means it can sense small electric charges that animals emit when they move.
It has a long, flat tail that helps it to swim fast. The tail stores fat which acts as a 65. _________________
to keep the animal warm during the cold season.
The male produces a venomous 66.______________________________________________ in each of
its hind legs which is used against attackers as well as to compete with other males.
It is one of only two mammals in the world to 67._____________________________________. The
female feeds her young with milk secreted from glands under her skin.
Ermine
The ermine (a type of weasel) is a small short furry creature with black-tipped tails and a long body. It is
also known as a 68._____________________________________ in Europe.
Ermines have a very sensitive 69._________________________________________________________;
their sense of smell is one of the most important to their survival being the one thing they need to rely
on to catch their prey. Their keen sense of smell compensates for their poor eyesight. Their whiskers
give them an added sense to touch.
Their eyesight is only poor during the day. During the night, they have powerful night vision. They have a
70._____________________________________________________ color vision which means that they
can identity long and short wave lengths of light although they cannot make clear distinctions of specific
colors.
The ermine’s long, thin body causes it to release more 71.___________________________________
from the body. So it needs to eat a lot of food to compensate for the heat-loss.
Freshwater Shrimp
They use their front legs to crawl along the bottom of a pond. They have 72._______________________
of segmented legs that allow them to swim sideways. This sideways movement allows them to hide
under stones and rocks away from prey. Because they live underwater, they breathe through their 73.__________________________________.
The sideways movement pushes water over their gills which allow them to get the required amount of
oxygen for breathing.
Their bodies are curved like a 74.________________________________________________________
which they stretch out when they swim. They look almost transparent although they are pale green in
color. The male shrimps can grow up to 20mm in length but the females are much smaller.
Grasshopper
They can adapt well to changing weather conditions. If it gets too hot outside, their exoskeleton’s thin
waxy coat protection prevents it from 75.__________________________________________________.
In extremely hot climates however, the waxy coat can melt. The grasshoppers control this by varying the
melting point of their coats.
Some grasshopper species are capable of 76.________________________________________________.
This means that a grasshopper can change its form (body structure) depending on certain conditions. Ex.
one form may be green with short wings and an alternate form may be brown with longer wings.
They taste the plants they eat by 77. ______________________________________________________
near their mouth which are similar in nature to taste buds.
Grasshoppers can also adapt to the extreme colds of winter. They do this by winterizing, a process
known as embryonic diapause. The female adult grasshopper lays eggs in late summer/early fall. The
eggs go into a state called 78.____________________________________________________________,
a type of hibernation that protects them against the colds and keeps them alive until the warmer
months.
Hawk
Along with their strong wings, their 79._____________________________________________________
allow them to fly to increasingly higher altitudes without being weighted down.
They have amazingly sharp 80.________________________________________________. Hawks are
even able to spot a mouse in a field below when they are flying overhead. Hawk’s eyes are placed on
top of
its head allowing it to judge the distance and focus on prey. It has 81._____________________________
vision which is the ability to see the same object with both eyes.
Hedgehog
Hedgehogs are 82. _____________________________________________________________________
with spiny coats that live in both cold and tropical climates mostly found in Europe and Africa.
They are 83.__________________________________ and 84.__________________________________.
Hedgehogs in the cold regions hibernate in the winter when the food is scarce. But hedgehogs in the hot
regions enter a state called 85.___________________________________________ (like hibernation)
when the temperatures become too hot. They are mostly dormant except when they go out once a
week to collect food.
Jaguar
Jaguars are the 86.________________________________________________ largest member of the cat
family (after the tiger and lion). Its markings are similar to that of a leopard.
They are able to take a prey down in a single blow/bite 87._____________________________________
directly targeting the brain.
They also ensure their survival by hunting 88.______________________________________. They have
the skill to ambush and kill a prey without the help of other jaguars.
Jumping Spider
The family of jumping spiders is the largest of all the spider families with about 89.__________________
different species.
Although they are named jumping spiders, their jump is not really as high as we might expect. Their
strongest feature instead is their extremely good 90.__________________________________________.
They use their excellent vision to calculate 91._______________________________________________
before suddenly leaping on their prey.
They are good jumpers because they can quickly change the pressure of the body fluids in their limbs so
that when their legs stiffen suddenly, the spider is propelled upward. They use an internal
92.___________________________________________________________________ that changes how
much fluid is allowed into the legs.
Their webs or 93.___________________________________________________________ have many
purposes. They build these for shelter from bad weather, to sleep, to store egg cases, and to protect
themselves during the winter. But they don’t use them to catch their prey.
Migratory Fish
Fish such as salmon, trout, and eel that are able to adapt to varying levels of salinity are described
as 94.______________________________________________________________ (able to live in both
fresh and salt water).
They migrate through coastal wetlands, rivers, and estuaries (where fresh water meets salt water) which
have different degrees of salinity in the water. The main reason for 95.___________________________
is to find food or breeding sites.
In fresh water, the body fluids of a fish are saltier than the water in which it swims. So the water seeps
through their skin to create a balance. This process is called 96._________________________________.
A freshwater fish maintains the concentration of its body fluids by expelling the extra water as diluted
urine which prevents the fish from becoming waterlogged.
Salmon and trout are known to travel many 97._____________________________________________
of miles out in water, but to return to the same place they were spawned when it is time for them to
spawn.
Polar Bear
Although most polar bears are born on land, they are largely 98._________________________________
animals spending most of their life in the icy cold waters of the Arctic.
They have 99.___________________________________________ under their thick coat of fur. This
allows for better heat retention.
The animal also has very 100.____________________________________________________________
which help preserve body temperature and prevent water from entering its ears and freezing its
eardrums.
Polar bears are excellent swimmers. They can swim up to about 101._____________________________
and are known to be able to swim continuously for about one hundred kilometers.
The polar bear is also extremely skilled at digging deep holes 102.________________________________
deep underground. This gives it shelter from the strong winds of the Arctic and shields it from broken
branches and debris that often fly around.
Pond Skater
The pond skaters (or 103.____________________________________________________________) are
small insects that are adapted to live in mostly-still waters (lakes, ponds, marshes, and slow moving
streams).
Their feet have tiny velvety hairs (called 104.______________________________________________)
that trap air which helps them to skate over water without falling in.
The 105.__________________________________________________________ on their body is water
repellent. This shields their bodies from coming into direct contact with the water.
When they stay on the surface of water, they feed on the remains of dead plants and animals. They
also 106._____________________________________________ for small creatures found on or below
the water surface.
During winter, they 107. _______________________________________________________ moving
away from water and come back to their watery homes in spring.
Ptarmigan
The ptarmigans are well adapted to their alpine tundra climate. Resembling chicken, these birds
are 108.______________________________________________________________________.
Ptarmigans have the ability to change the color of their 109. _______________________________
(feathers) to suit their surroundings.
The black lines by their eyes act like a pair of 110.____________________________________________.
They help prevent snow blindness by reducing the glare from the Sun’s reflection on the snow.
In case they are face to face with a prey, their primary escape tactic is a full 111.____________________
flight motion from their seating position. This gives them instant flight without having to climb gradually.
Puff Adder
The puff adder gets its name from its ability to puff itself out when 112.___________________________
so that it actually looks bigger than normal.
Usually, the puff adder is quite lazy and slow moving. If it is disturbed, it makes short bursts of speedy
jumps. However, it is the 113._________________________________________________________
striking snake in the world.
Puff adders ensure the survival of their species by having large number of offspring usually
about 114._____________________________________________________________________. Many
predators feed on young puff adders and they compensate for this by having many offspring.
Puma
A puma is a large solitary mammal that is mostly found in the 115._______________________________
from southern Canada to the tip of South America. It is also known by the names cougar and mountain
lion.
Pumas are not able to 116.____________________________________ like the other big cats.
Pumas need large land areas to hunt and they are 117._______________________________________.
This means that each puma has its own hunting area that no other puma is allowed to enter.
They have five claws on their front paws and four claws on their back paws that can
pull in (118._______________________________________).
In their large hunting areas, they stalk their prey quietly and 119.________________________________
on them from behind, killing them with a deadly bite to the neck. Their spines are flexible and made for
this type of action. Then they cover their prey (if it is large) with leaves and bushes and eat the meat
over a few days often supplementing it with other small animals.
Rainforest Frogs
Frogs are great at escaping predators. Rainforest frogs have different 120._________________________
mechanisms that allow them to thrive in their environment.
The red-eyed tree frog has bright green body and sparkling bright red eyes. It also has blue and yellow
streaks on its body and large orange toes. It uses these to distract and scare predators such as snakes.
This technique is called 121.____________________________________________________________. It
can also change its colors depending on its mood, from light lime green to a darker green.
The poison dart (or poison arrow) frogs come in many colors; yellow, copper, gold, red, blue, green,
black or a combination of those. These make them appear attractive, but in reality, they are attractively
deadly frogs. Their bright colors and startling designs help warn predators of the danger they impose.
This mechanism is called 122.______________________________________________________. Within
their skin, they store natural venom that can paralyze or even kill a predator. It has enough poison to kill
ten adults. The poison dart frog got its name because the ancient tribes that used to live close to the
amphibian’s habitat used to dip their darts/arrows in its poison. These arrows remained lethal for up to
two years.
In winter, wood frogs literally 123._______________________________________________________,
their blood stops flowing, and the lungs, heart, and muscles stop too. Ice fills their body’s cavity and
they only begin to thaw during spring. Until then, they sleep through the winter burrowed under a leaf.
Roadrunner
The roadrunners are birds with very long legs and belong to the 124._____________________________
family. There are two types of roadrunners: the greater roadrunner and the lesser roadrunner.
Their long legs allow them to run very fast across the desert. This helps them to camouflage and avoid
detection by predators. They can run up to about 125.________________________________________
which for birds of their size is amazing.
They are large birds about 126.________________________________________________ tall. This gives
them an advantage over large animals in the desert that they hunt for food. They are even able to hunt
rattlesnakes.
When there is a food shortage, they even eat their 127._______________________________________.
They can survive for long periods without water. They obtain 128._______________________________
from the body of their prey and from the fruits they eat.
.
They have a unique water retention system that lets them re-absorb water from their 129.___________
before excretion from the body. Their nasal glands eliminate excess salt in the body instead of from
their urinary tracts like other birds.
Toucan
Their large colorful bills allow them to eat large bits of food. Although they usually eat fruits, they
become 130.___________________________________ when fruits are not available. Then they eat bird
eggs, rodents, reptiles, insects, and other weaker birds.
On each of their feet, they have two toes in the front and two toes at the back. The toes have bent
claws. This helps them to grip firmly onto tree branches.
The bright colors on their beaks and the flash colors underneath their wings are also used
for 131._____________________________________________________________________ with other
toucans.
These birds are also 132.________________________________________________. This helps them to
distract their predators and escape them by hopping over to other tree branches.
Wolverine
Wolverines look like bears, but they actually belong to the 133._________________________________
family. They are the largest land dwellers of their kind.
Even though they weigh a mere 134.________________________________________________, they
are known to take on animals twice their size, like caribou, wolves, and bears.
They have incredible endurance to the cold climate. They cover as much as 135.____________________
in a day especially during winter, in search of food.
Their advantage over other predators is mainly their thick skin which protects them from attacks by
other carnivores the upper 136._____________________________________________ that allows them
to effortlessly tear through their prey’s skin.
Not only do they feed on live animals, they also scavenge off 137.________________________________
left behind by other predators.
Yak
The yak lives in the high mountains in extreme cold, high altitude, and low oxygen environments.
The yak copes with the extreme cold by conserving heat within its body. It does not generate heat
because this action requires food and food is hard to come by in these areas. It has a
low number of 138.________________________________________________________.
Just before winter, the yak gets a layer of 139.________________________________________ that
comes right beneath its skin. This acts as an energy reserve as well as an extra coat to keep it warm.
Most yaks have black fur coats and a highly pigmented skin. These protect them against the
high 140.______________________________________________________________ in their
environment.
The yaks prefer to stay in herds for 141.__________________________________________________
against predators. They can fight to the end in dangerous situations.
Zebra
Zebras have unique black and white striped coat which acts as camouflage. This is called
142.______________________________________________________________. It helps them to blend
into their surroundings especially during dawn when most predators in their habitat are active.
Zebras are a healthy lot of animals. Because of their constitution, they can 143.____________________
many diseases that often affect cattle.
Their ears are an indication of their 144._______________________________________________. If
they are erect, it means they are calm. If they are pulled back, it means they are angry, and if they are
straining forward, it means they are afraid.
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Circle the correct picture that
answers/matches each of the statements
included. (NOTE: Not all questions that
appear in the app will be included in this
part of the activity.) Go through the
matching activity in the app and answer
each question to prepare for the quiz at
the end of this assignment.
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149 148 147
150 151 152
153 154 155
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Select (Circle the correct answer for each question. NOTE: The questions and
answer choices within the app may not appear in the order listed on this activity.)
156. Which animal can walk, swim, and jump under water?
pond skater glass frog eel shrimp
157. Which animal can stay underwater for long periods?
jaguar wolverine elephant beaver
158. Which frog contains enough poison to kill ten adults?
poison dart frog tiger legged frog red eyed tree frog glass frog
159. Which animal can jump very high and far to get away from predators?
cockroach grasshopper jumping spider toucan
160. Which animal’s skin acts as camouflage in the rainforests?
chipmunk jaguar zebra poison dart frog
161. Which animal relies on its great sense of smell to locate food?
zebra hawk salmon hedgehog
162. Which animal kills its prey with a poisonous bite?
pond skater grasshopper jumping spider hawk
163. Which animal’s hooves help to walk on sand without sinking?
zebra camel jaguar yak
164. Which unique mouth belongs the anteater?
long snout cheeks with pouch long trunk flat bill
165. Which animal saves energy on long journeys by tobogganing?
penguin ptarmigan arctic fox polar bear
166. Which animal breeds in temporary ponds where fish don’t live?
red eyed tree frog freshwater shrimp American toad duckbill platypus
167. Which animal hides behind rocks and bushes to escape from predators?
ptarmigan hedgehog road runner chipmunk
168. Which animal kills its prey by suffocating it?
arctic fox black widow spider puff adder boa constrictor
169. Which animal produces castor oil that it rubs on its body to keep warm?
beaver penguin hedgehog ptarmigan
170. Which animal’s thick and tough skin helps it to crawl on ground?
yak camel alligator wood frog
171. Which animal’s coat does not turn brown/grey during summer?
ermine ptarmigan polar bear arctic fox
172. Which animal’s chest helps it to live in high altitudes with low oxygen?
yak jaguar puma African elephant
173. Which female creature eats the male after mating?
jumping spider black widow spider grasshopper cockroach
174. Which frog’s body gets frozen with ice during winter?
glass frog poison dart frog red eyed tree frog wood frog
175. Which animal releases strong odor to mark its territory?
puma wolverine African elephant chipmunk
176. What protects an elephant’s toe bones and helps it walk on rough land?
padded feet toes with claws webbed feet split hooves
177. Which animal has a thick layer of fat under its skin?
African elephant puff adder alligator polar bear
178. Which bird’s sharp eyesight helps to spot its prey from a distance?
hawk toucan penguin road runner
179. Which fish do not migrate between saltwater and freshwater?
eel salmon clown fish trout
180. Which animal’s feet are not adapted to walking on the snow?
anteater ermine ptarmigan polar bear
181. Which animal can thrive well in dirty, messy, and even toxic places?
grasshopper cockroach black widow spider pond skater
182. Which animal’s tongue has sticky saliva and is covered in tiny barbs?
puff adder boa constrictor jaguar anteater
183. Which animal uses its powerful back kick to fight with predators?
poison dart frog camel jumping spider zebra
184. Which animal’s special tooth helps to swallow its prey whole?
puma boa constrictor polar bear alligator
185. Which animal is deaf, blind, and cannot smell underwater?
freshwater shrimp duckbill platypus salmon alligator
186. Which animal’s limbs help it to run fast, swim, and climb trees?
camel zebra African elephant jaguar
187. Which nocturnal animal spends eighty percent of the night foraging?
boa constrictor aye aye hedgehog American toad
188. Which animal’s young ones are capable of killing as soon as they are born?
boa constrictor puff adder puma polar bear
189. Which beak helps a toucan to camouflage in the rainforest?
small and pointy big and colorful hooked long and pointy
190. Which animal’s strong and muscular hind legs make it very agile?
puma zebra African elephant camel
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191. Which animal can sustain without food and water for many days in the desert?
road runner camel horse
192. Which spider weaves a sticky funnel-shaped web and hangs in the middle of it to catch its prey?
jumping spider house spider black widow spider
193. Which animal’s eye’s always look like it is awake even when it is sleeping?
alligator boa constrictor aye aye
194. Which creature can make their legs stiff by adjusting the amount of body fluids in their limbs to propel it
upwards?
grasshopper jumping spider toucan
195. Which animal pushes water sideways over its gills to get oxygen for breathing?
freshwater shrimp salmon trout
196. Which animal’s skin holds enough moisture so that it doesn’t have to keep going back to the source to
moisten its skin?
American toad alligator green tree frog
197. Which animal has a flat body and quick reflexes that lets it hide quickly in nooks and corners?
grasshopper cockroach chipmunk
198. Which predator is relatively small but physically strong and can hunt down animals twice its size?
wolverine polar bear grizzly bear
199. Which animal listens to creatures under the snow, then jumps up and down to break the snow to catch its
prey?
ptarmigan ermine arctic fox
200. Which bird has a hooked beak that allows it to dig in and rip the flesh off the bones of its prey?
toucan road runner hawk
201. Which animal has a very flexible spine and stalks its prey quickly and pounces on it from behind?
polar bear alligator puma
202. Which animal makes burrows with several chambers and tunnels connecting them to stay in warmth and
store their food?
penguin platypus chipmunk
203. Which animal taps the trees and listens to the echoes to find cavities in the wood and then gnaws a hole
in it to reach food?
woodpecker aye aye beaver
204. Which animal releases disgusting odor from its anus to drive predators away?
aye aye zebra ermine
205. Which insect has a thin waxy coat that protects it from hot weather?
ant cockroach grasshopper
206. Which animal cools itself using huge flap ears and by bathing and showering with water?
African elephant tortoise camel
207. Which animal has a large chest with large lungs and a large heart to survive in low oxygen environments?
yak wolverine jaguar
208. Which animals tend to their sick and look for the lost ones when a family in their herd goes astray?
camels zebras elephants
209. Which animal stores fat in its long and flat tail that acts as a reserve to keep its body warm during the cold
season?
Duckbill platypus beaver anteater
210. Which animal is able to take a prey down in a single blow/bite between the ears directly targeting the
brain?
alligator boa constrictor jaguar
211. Which animal has powerful muscles and acids in the stomach to grind and dissolve the insects that it
eats?
anteater American toad road runner
212. Which animal can keep its eyes, ears, and nostrils above water while it waits in water for its prey?
shrimp alligator polar bear
213. Which animal’s skin changes (yellow-brown-black) depending on temperature, humidity, and stress?
glass frog cockroach American toad
214. Which animal can absorb water from fruits, its prey and its own feces before excretion?
arctic fox road runner camel
215. When fish are in fresh water, the water seeps through their skin content. This process is called ___?
osmosis mitosis hibernation
216. Which bird takes a sudden upward flight when faced with a predator?
toucan road runner ptarmigan
217. Which animal has orange teeth, webbed feet, flat tail, and a waterproof coat?
polar bear penguin beaver
218. Which animal can play dead and when touched in that position can strike quickly with a venomous bite?
black widow spider puff adder boa constrictor
219. Which insect has four splayed long legs and two short legs in the front?
pond skater cockroach grasshopper
220. Which animal has backward pointing barbs on its tongue to prevent the slippery sea prey from escaping?
adelie penguin polar bear walrus
221. Which animal enters a state of estivation (dormancy) when the weather is too hot?
camel hedgehog chipmunk
222. Which animal does not generate heat within its body, but conserves it with sweat glands that don’t
function?
camel yak puma
223. Which bird’s colorful feathers can change colors to blend into its surroundings?
penguin toucan hawk
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225. Take the Questions Quiz. Record your score_________ /35
226. Take the Matching Quiz. Record your score_________ /30
227. Take the Trivia Quiz. Record your score _________ /33