Shelter and Defense

Classify the survival technique as an animal feature or an animal behavior.

Monarch butterflies are poisonous to their predators.

• animal feature

• animal behavior

Classify the survival technique as an animal feature or an animal behavior.

Zebras try to bite and kick a predator such as a lion.

• animal feature

• animal behavior

Classify the survival technique as an animal feature or an animal behavior.

A sloth can curl into a tight ball.

• animal feature

• animal behavior

Classify the survival technique as an animal feature or an animal behavior.

Cheetahs' color and appearance help them blend with their background.

• animal feature

• animal behavior

Classify the survival technique as an animal feature or an animal behavior.

A pronghorn can run faster than 80 kn per hour.

• animal feature

• animal behavior

Classify the survival technique as an animal feature or an animal behavior.

A skunk sprays a chemical that has a bad odor.

• animal feature

• animal behavior

Classify the survival technique as an animal feature or an animal behavior.

An octopus can spray black ink into the water.

• animal feature

• animal behavior

Classify the survival technique as an animal feature or an animal behavior.

Antelopes use their horns to defend themselves.

• animal features

• animal behaviors

Which two objects describe the camouflage mechanism that the animals use to defend themselves from predators?

• As summer approaches, a snowshoe hare changes its fur from white to brown.

• Rattlesnakes and spiders have venom and bite if threatened.

• A stick insect resembles the twigs among which it lives to blend with its surroundings.

• A gecko has a tail that can fall off if a predator grabs it.

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The side-winder snake live in the desert. During the day, the temperatures are too hot for the snake to survive. As a result, in what type of shelter does it probably live?

• on a cactus

• under the sand

• in a tree

• in the water