Module 2: Animal Defense Mechanisms

What is a predator?

• An animal that is being hunted by other animals.

• An animal that hunts other animals to eat them.

• A scary animal.

• A person who eats animals.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

What is stotting?

• The way a cheetah jumps.

• The way gazelles speak to each other.

• Odd jumping behavior by gazelles.

• A crazy dance all the kids are doing.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Mimicry is when an animal...

• Pretends to be another animal.

• Blends in with their surroundings.

• Jumps around to survive.

• Uses venom to protect itself.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Another name for Gazelle is...

• Jumper

• Deer

• Gazebo

• Springbok

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A possum's defense mechanism is that it...

• Squeezes into small spaces to hide from predators.

• plays dead so predators won't eat it.

• runs away from predators really fast.

• curls up in a ball inside its armor shell.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

Weaver ants seal their hiding place together with...

• glue

• saliva

• larvae

• leaves

Which of the following is NOT a reason animals hunt other animals?

• To protect their families.

• Self-defense

• To feed their young.

• To kill them for fun.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

What does instinct mean?

• The way a predator hunts its prey.

• An animal is born with knowledge about how to defend itself.

• When an animal pretends to be another animal.

• When an animal has poison in their body.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which is NOT a way animals inject poison into their prey?

• paws

• spurs

• fangs

• stingers

Which of the following lists the prey of venomous animals?

• springboks, rodents, and fish.

• rodents, fish, and insects.

• humans, rodents, and fish.

• cheetahs, springboks, and turtles.