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Define Behavioral Adaptation. |
How an animal acts to adjust to its surroundings. |
Think behavior. |
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Define Physical Adaptation. |
How an animal looks to adjust to its surroundings. |
Think physical looks. |
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What is camouflage? |
Blend into surroundings. |
Think hidden. |
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What is a consumer? Give an example. |
An organism that CANNOT make its own food. An example is a human. |
The answer is in the root word. |
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What is a producer? Give an example. |
An organism that can make its own food. An example is a plant. |
The answer is in the root word. |
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What is a predator? Give an example. |
An animal that hunts for food. An example is an owl. |
Think hunter. |
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What is prey? Give an example. |
An animal that is hunted for food. An example is a kiwi. |
Think hunted. |
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Define an herbivore. Give an example. |
A plant eater. An example is a rabbit. |
Think green leafy plants. |
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Define a carnivore. Give an example. |
A meat eater. An example is an owl.
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Think meat. |
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Define an omnivore. Give an example. |
A meat and plant eater. Some examples are: cardinal and kiwi. |
Think of what we eat. |
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List three types of beaks, using a cardinal, snowy owl, and a kiwi as examples. |
Cardinal - conical beak, Snowy owl - curved, hook-like beak, Kiwi - long, probing beak |
Think of pliers, curved clippers, and a heavy straw. |
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How does a female cardinal adapt physically to her environment to protect herself from predators? |
She blends into her surroundings (camouflage). |
Think hidden again. |
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How does the shape of a kiwi's beak aid it in survival? |
The kiwi's beak is long and probing with external nostrils makes it easy to track food. Also it uses it to widen its burrow. |
Think form follows function. |
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How does the shape of an owl's beak aid it in survival? |
The owl's beak is curved and hook-like which is perfect for tearing the flesh of its prey. |
Think form follows function. |
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How does the shape of a cardinal's beak aid it in survival? |
The cardinal's beak is conical shaped which makes it easier to crack seeds. |
Think form follows function. |
