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