Camouflage (BrainPop, Jr.)

Zebra's stripes help protect them from their

• prey
• parents
• zookeepers
• predators

In the winter, a weasel's coat turns from brown to white. Why do you think this happens?

• The white coat is too hard to keep clean in the summer.
• The lack of food in the winter makes it's coat turn white.
• The white coat is prettier.
• The white coat helps it blend into the snow in the winter.

Hedgehogs, squirrels, and groundhogs, all have brown fur that helps them hide. Where do you think they live?

• They live in the ocean.
• They live in tan buildings.
• They live in the forest close to the brown ground and trees.
• The live on white icebergs.

Which sentence shares a detail about a polar bear's white camouflage?

• Polar bears eat fish and seals.
• Polar bears will hunt for humans.
• Polar bears use their white paws to hide their black noses in the snow. 
• Polar bears can smell seals 20 miles away.

A wolf is like a praying mantis because 

• they both eat plants.
• they both sleep for 20 hours a day.
• they both eat rabbits.
• they both use camouflage to stay hidden.

A katydid is an insect that looks like a leaf. It would probably blend in best

• in a desert.
• in a tree.
• in a pond.
• in a cave.

Which detail supports the main idea that octopi are very good at camouflaging themselves?

• Octopi can change their skin from smooth to bumpy to blend in with rocks.
• Octopi live in the ocean.
• Octopi mate for life.
• Octopi will eat crabs, lobster, and other fish.

Zebras use disruptive camouflage to stay safe. Why might predators find zebras hard to chase?

• Predators can see their prey more clearly.
• Predators are attracted to the bright colors.
• Predators are confused by the shapes and patterns.
• Predators cause problems and get in trouble.

Birds know that monarch butterflies taste bad. To stay safe, viceroy butterfly MIMIC the pattern of monarch butterflies. What does MIMIC mean?

• To eat something
• To love something
• To paint something
• To copy something

Which of these things could be a part of an oak toad's camouflage?

• It sews a different costume for the winter and the spring.
• The older toads teach their tadpoles how to turn invisible.
• Its brown skin blends in with the leaves and soil on the forest floor.
• Its bright colors show that it is the prince of toads.