St. Mary of Gostyn 4th grade science chapter 2
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| Everything that surrounds and affects an animal is called what? | Environment
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| What is climate? | the average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years
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| What is oxygen? | one of the many gases in the air
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| What are some things that make up an animal's environment? | rocks, soil, air, plants, water, all living and nonliving things...
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| What is a place where an animal is protected from other animals or the weather called? | shelter
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| The process of change is called what? | metamorphosis
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| What's an example of metamorphosis? | a caterpillar changing into a butterfly
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| What are the five basic needs of animals? | right climate, oxygen, food, water, shelter
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| Why do animals produce young? | in order for the species to survive
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| What is an adaptation? | a body part or behavior that helps an animal meet its needs in its environment
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| An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend in with the surroundings is called what? | camouflage
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| An adaptation in which an animal looks very much like another animal is called what? | mimicry
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| What are three different kinds of body coverings? | fur, hair, scales, whiskers, feathers, ...
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| Give an example of how an animal's body coverings can meet their needs. | heavy fur to keep warm, spiny hair to scare predators, feathers to help keep birds warm, dry, and to help fly...
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| list 3 bird adaptations. | feathers, claws, hollow bones, beak, eyes...
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| What is an instinct? | a behavior that an animal begins life with
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| What is an example of an instinct? | Monarch butterflies and birds flying south for the winter, turtles returning to their birth place to lay their own eggs, hibernation...
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| What is hibernation? | a period when an animal goes into a long, deep "sleep"
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| What do animals do to prepare for hibernation? | eat extra food and find shelter
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| What happens during hibernation to the animal's body? | body temperature drops and its breathing rate and heartbeat fall
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| What is an example of a learned behavior? | tigers teaching cubs how to hunt, chimps using sounds to communicate, ...
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| What is migration? | the movement of a group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again
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