Animal Defense Mechanisms

Animal Defense Mechanisms

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

3rd - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explores various animal adaptation strategies for self-defense. It covers camouflage in grasshoppers, mimicry in chameleons, autotomy in geckos, rolling in pangolins, ink secretion in squids, odor emission in stink bugs, and shell retreat in snails. Each section demonstrates how these adaptations help animals avoid predators and survive in their environments.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do grasshoppers use camouflage to protect themselves?

By changing their skin color

By mimicking other animals

By having a leaf-like body color

By emitting a foul smell

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary method chameleons use to avoid predators?

Detaching their tails

Curling into a ball

Emitting ink

Changing their skin color

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the gecko's ability to detach its tail?

Camouflage

Mimicry

Autotomy

Shell defense

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do pangolins protect their vulnerable body parts?

By changing color

By curling into a ball

By emitting a foul smell

By detaching their tails

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What adaptation do squids use to escape predators?

Changing skin color

Curling into a ball

Emitting ink

Detaching limbs

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the black ink released by squids?

To attract mates

To confuse predators

To signal other squids

To mark territory

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What defensive mechanism do stink bugs use?

Emitting a foul smell

Detaching limbs

Changing color

Curling into a ball

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