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Animal Basic Needs

the basic needs of animals

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What are the 5 basic needs of all animals? food, water, oxygen, right climate, and shelter
What is an environment? everything that surrounds and affects an animal
An environment includes the ______________ and __________________ things in the area. living and nonliving
What is the average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years? climate
What is a land environment where there is little rain? desert
Name 3 animals that can live in the desert. kangaroo rat, snake, vulture, fox
How do desert animals get water? from the food they eat
What gas do animals get from the air? oxygen
How do ocean mammals (like dolphins and whales) get oxygen? They come to the surface and breathe with their lungs.
How do fish get oxygen? Their gills take oxygen out of the water.
What do animals get from the food they eat? energy
Animals lose _______________ by sweating, panting, and through other means. water
List 3 places that an animal might find water. streams, ponds, lakes, puddles
What do we call a place where animals are protected from other animals and the weather? shelter
List 2 examples of shelter *desert fox- digs tunnels underground *arctic fox- burrows into the snow *snakes- under rocks *bugs- under rocks and leaves *birds- nests in trees
Animals need to have ________________ in order for the species to survive. young or babies
What is the process of change that caterpillars go through? metamorphosis
What group of animals care for their young until they are able to care for themselves? mammals
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