Special Defenses

Roses, cacti, and porcupines have what kind of defense?

• poison

• smell

• sharp

What does defense mean?

• to change to fit the environment

• to sleep all winter

• to move during colder months

• to protect

• to stay alive

What does a cactus have to protect itself?

• prickles

• thorns

• spines

• quills

Why does a blackberry bush have thorns?

• to attract animals

• to keep hungry animals away

• to reproduce

What defense does a hedgehog have?

• Spines

• quills

• thorns

• prickles

Why does a porcupine have quills?

• to burrow

• to find water

• to keep predators away

• to reproduce

Which has the chemical urushiol that causes a rash?

• A poison arrow frog

• A stone fish

• A snake

• poison ivy

Which animal has poisonous venom?

• A stone fish

• A snake

• A poison dart frog

Why does a Poison Dart Frog have colorful skin?

• To stand out so predators want to eat them!

• To scare predators with their patterns!

• To warn predators to stay away!

• To let predators know they are delicious!

Smell is a synonym or means the same as what word?

• sharp

• poison

• odor

• flower