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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.

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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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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