Animal Structures and Behavior

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A giraffe has a long mane down its neck to help it run faster.

• A giraffe has a long tail to help guide him when he runs.

• A giraffe has a long tongue to reach the leaves of tall trees.

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A shark has slimy skin to glide through water.

• A shark has an extremely strong sense of smell to find prey.

• A shark has one set of baby teeth and one set of adult teeth to eat prey.

During hibernation, an animal's heart rate slows down. What will happen when the animal wakes up?

• It's heart rate will slow down more.

• It's heart rate speeds back up.

• It's heart stops beating.

• It's body temperature goes down.

Why do worker ants need to work together? (Choose all that apply.)

• Worker ants work together to carry food that is too heavy for just one ant to lift.

• Worker ants work together to build the ant hill tunnels and protect the ant hill.

• Worker ants work together to take care of ant babies.

• Ants never work together.

How do you think being in a group would help ants survive if their ant hill was smashed?

• Being in a group would not help ants survive.

• A group of ants could rebuild the ant hill faster than one by itself.

• A group of ants could help keep each other warm in the cold.

• The ants will get the squirrels to help build the ant hill.

Why might animals live in groups? (Choose all that apply.)

• Animals interact in groups when they need to find food.

• Animals interact in groups when they need to defend themselves.

• Animals interact in groups so they look cool to the other animals.

• Animals have no reason to ever live in groups.

The ant is a ____________.

• Vertebrate (with a backbone).

• Invertebrate (without a backbone).

A penguin is a ________________.

• Vertebrate (with a backbone).

• Invertebrate (without a backbone).

This animal is using ____________ to help survive in nature.

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Photosynthesis

• Camouflage

Zebra's stripes help protect them from their

• parents.

• zookeepers.

• predators.

• prey.