Chapter 3 Animals and Environment

Which of the following animals do NOT have skin colour that matches the environment?

• Harp seals

• Lions

• Grasshoppers

• Hummingbirds

Which of the following descriptions is incorrect?

• Some lizards change their colours according to their surroundings in order to stay hidden.

• Some frogs use dull colours to warn predators.

• Some butterflies have patterns that look like the eyes of dangerous animals to scare predators away.

• Grasshoppers are green, which allows them to stay hidden in the surrounding grass.

__________ have a long beak and a throat pouch to store food.

Polar bears have thick fur and a thick layer of ___, which can keep them warm in cold weather.

Porcupines have sharp quills on their backs to keep their predators away.

• True

• False

Which of the following animals live in groups? (There can be more than one answer.)

• Zebras

• Cats

• Spotted deer

• Sardines

How do snakes survive cold winter?

• They change their skin.

• They eat less before deep sleep.

• They go into deep sleep.

• They move to warm places.

Which of the following animals do NOT live on tropical grasslands? (There can be more than one answer.)

• Zebras

• Orang-utans

• Penguins

• Giraffes

Which environments have a great variety of animals? (There can be more than one answer.)

• Tropical grassland

• Desert

• Polar region

• Tropical rainforest