"The Weird and Wonderful Echidna" & "The Very Peculiar Platypus"

What does the word "adaptations" mean?

• changes that make a plant or animal better suited for its environment

• related to sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell

• an animal that lays eggs; has a duck-like bill and webbed feet

• dig a hole

What is a "burrow"?

• an animal that is also called a spiny anteater

• dig a hole

• unusual; unlike anything else

• related to sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell

What is a "platypus"?

• an animal that is also called a spiny anteater

• animals that are mammals but lay eggs

• an animal that lays eggs; has a duck-like bill and webbed feet

• dig a hole

What does the word "unique" mean?

• An animal that is also called a spiny anteater

• unusual; unlike anything else

• dig a hole

• related to sight, sound, taste, touch, or smell

What is an "echidna"?

• an animal that is also called a spiny anteater

• animals that are mammals but lay eggs

• dig a hole

• unusual; unlike anything else

What does the word "sense" mean?

• animals that are mammals but lay eggs

• changes that make a plant or animal better suited for its environment

• related to sight, sound, taste, touch or smell

• dig a hole

Which unique animal is not found in Australia (pg 376)

• emu

• koala

• camel

• kangaroo

What does the word "monotremes" mean?

• animals that are mammals but lay eggs

• changes that make a plant or animal better suited for its environment

• an animal that is also called a spiny ant eater

• unusual; unlike anything else

In which two locations can the echidna be found?

• Australia and New Guinea

• America and Australia

• New Guinea and Pacific Ocean

• Australia and Asia

Echidnas have ALL the following physical traits except? (p. 376)

• spines

• feathers

• lays eggs

• a beak