Crazy Things Animals Do for Protection

When an animal looks like another animal for the purpose of protection from predators, its called...

• camouflage

• mimicry

• hiding

• hibernation

A skunk may spray another animal when it feels threatened. It can spray its attacker up to ______ feet away.

• 3

• 5

• 12

• 20

When an opossum plays dead, which does it NOT do?

• slows its breathing

• body goes limp

• lays on its side

• awakes after being nudged

When the Australian frill lizard faces danger, it does which of the following?

• opens it neck frill up to 9 inches

• hisses and shows its teeth

• thumps its long tail on the ground

• sprays poison at the enemy

To hide from its predators, what does the Anglerfish blend in with on the ocean floor?

• rocks

• seaweed

• coral

• other fish

This animal gives off a dark liquid ink to help escape its enemy.

• poison dart frog

• polecat

• squid

• fire salamander

Some animals that "play possum" will give off a foul-smelling odor to make it smell like a dead animal.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Both the male and female Australian frill lizard can expand its neck to scare away predators.

• True

• False

Because it looks like a poisonous coral snake, a king snake is able to avoid some predators.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Where is the best a place for a leaf insect to hide from its enemies?

• on top of a rock

• on the bark of a tree

• flying through the air

• on the branch of a tree