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Animal Defenses

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal that hunts another animal is

a)

prey

b)

smart

c)

a predator

d)

hungry

2.

What is prey?

a)

a snack

b)

A prayer said before you eat.

c)

a predator

d)

An animal eaten by another animal.

3.

Lions, tigers, and bears have sharp...

a)

eyes and ears

b)

teeth and claws

c)

toes and fingers

d)

elbows and bones

4.

Porcupines and hedgehogs have sharp spines called...

a)

quiet

b)

quick

c)

quit

d)

quills

5.

Quills stick in a predators skin like...

a)

needles

b)

glue

c)

staples

d)

nails

6.

When hedgehogs are attacked, what is their defense?

a)

They jump up and run.

b)

They stand on their back legs and put up their fists.

c)

They roll into a ball so their quills point out.

d)

They roll into a ball and cry.

7.

Some animals defend themselves by blending in. What does BLENDING mean?

a)

to play nice

b)

to be camouflaged

c)

to mix things up

d)

to sitr real fast

8.

How does a opossum defend itself?

a)

It plays nice with its predator.

b)

It plays chase with its predator.

c)

It plays dead with its predator.

d)

It plays games with its predator.

9.

Some animals defend themselves by leaving body pars behind. What do lizards lose to distract their predators, making it easier to run quickly?

a)

feet

b)

tail

c)

legs

d)

ears

10.

What is delivered through a bite or a sting?

a)

venom

b)

saliva

c)

blood

d)

poison

11.

What soaks into the skin, is eaten, or is breathed in?

a)

venom

b)

blood

c)

saliva

d)

poison

12.

Bees, wasps, and some ants have...

a)

poison

b)

wings

c)

stripes

d)

venom