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Five Basic Needs of All Animals
#1 Name one of the five basic needs of all animals. What is food?
#2 Name one of the five basic needs of all animals. (Not used already) What is water?
#3 Name one of the five basic needs of all animals. (Not used already) What is oxygen?
#4 Name one of the five basic needs of all animals. (Not used already) What is shelter?
#5 Name one of the five basic needs of all animals. (Not used already) What is climate?
Fill in the blank!
#1 To change so as to make fit or suitable is to __________. What is adapt?
#2 An ________ is any body structure or behavior that enables an animal to find food, protect itself from extreme conditions, or escape predators. What is adaptation?
#3 Physical attributes that help an animal to survive are __________adaptations. What is structural?
#4 Activities performed by an animal that help it survive are _______ adaptations. What are behavioral?
#5 ___________ is an adaptation in which an animal can hide by blending in with its surroundings. What is camouflage?
Vocabulary!
#1 It is an adaptation where one animal imitates another animal. What is a mimicry?
#2 It is a pattern of behavior that requires no thinking. What is an instinct?
#3 It is an instinctive behavior in which some animals move from one place to another. What is migrating?
#4 It is an instinctive behavior in which some animals spend the winter in an inactive condition. What is hibernating?
#5 A behavior that an animal that learns through experience. What is a learned behavior?
Is the adaptation structural or behavioral?
#1 A polar bear's fur.... What is structural?
#2 A bat eared fox's big ears..... What is structural?
#3 Penguins huddling together to stay warm..... What is behavioral?
#4 Geese flying south for the winter.... What is behavioral?
#5 A dormouse hibernating for the winter..... What is behavioral?
Magic School Bus
#1 When Ms. Frizzle's class were creating a desert biome, what did they use to make a sand storm? What is a fan.
#2 Why did they have to take a field trip to the desert? What is to find out how to rescue desert animals.
#3 How do some lizards adapt to not get eaten by road runners? What is they become prickly? (like the horned lizard)
#4 When do animals come out? What is "at night"? (when it is cool outside)
#5 Ms.Frizzle says, "When it pours, the dessert...?" What is stores? (stores water)
Final Question
List two animals and what are their adaptations. Varies