Mrs. Shane Animal Defenses

Gazelles are ____ to cheetahs.

• prey

• predators

• toxic

• poison

A lion is a ______ or hunter of many other animals.

• predator

• prey

• poison

• toxin

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.W.4.2D

__________ means knowing how to defend themselves without being taught.

• Instinct

• Self Defense

• Scales

• Feathers

Defensive tools that are ready all the time are known as ___

• primary defenses

• anticoagulant

• x ray vision

• secondary defenses

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

An animal uses ___________ when it confronts a predator.

• secondary defenses

• primary defenses

• knowing

• domestication

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

Gazelle fawns evade detection by blending in, called _____.

• crypsis (a Greek word that means hidden)

• primary defenses

• secondary defenses

• antitoxin

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Some animal don't hide from predators all the time. They do this instead.

• Feed close to their burrows, so they can jump in the hole quickly.

• Only come out during the day and stay in the hole at night.

• Hide behind a cheetah when they see a predator.

• Jump up and down so predators think they are batty.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.7

Raccoons are mostly active at night, which is called _____.

• nocturnal

• diurnal

• annual

• day time animals

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

The ____ darts into crevices in rocks and inflates its lungs with air, wedging itself in place to hide from predators.

• chuckwalla

• gila monster

• chameleon

• iguana

_______ hide their nests in grasses, branches, burrows, and tree holes to hide from predators.

• Birds

• Iguanas

• Foxes

• Horses