Animal Adaptations for Defense

Which of the following are some of the seven (7) different adaptations animals use for protection or defense? Choose all the correct answers.

• Mimicry

• Avoiding Danger

• Venomous Stings and Bites

• Bad Smells, Bad Tastes, and Powerful Poisons

• Fur, Feathers, and Funny Sounds

Which of the following are some of the seven (7) different adaptations animals use for protection or defense? Choose all the correct answers.

• Eyes, Ears, Knees, and Toes

• Fighting Back

• Animal Armor

• Escape Artists

What type of animal armor is shown in this picture?

Image By: Mary Harrsch, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Mark True or False.

Batesian Mimicry is when a nonharmful animal mimics a harmful animal.

• True

• False

Would you rather be a venomous animal or a poisonous animal? Why?

Teeth and tusks, antlers and horns, and claws, hooves, and pincers are all types of which category of adaptation?

• Mimicry

• Fighting Back

• Avoiding Danger

• Venomous Stings and Bites

Hiding in plain sight and hiding out of view are both ways that animals avoid danger. What is another name for hiding in plain sight?

• Staying still

• Camouflage

• Not smart

• Scaring or startling

Mark all the animals that have an adaptation that would make them an escape artist.

• Basilisk lizard

• Ostrich

• Io moth

• Hippo

• Skunk

Animals mimic other animals by copying which of the following?

• Dance moves

• Behavior

• Appearance

• Sounds

• Smells

Caterpillars are soft and squishy. Which two adaptations do some have to protect themselves?

• Bristles and bad taste

• Shell and tusks

• Speed and claws

• Hiding underground and venomous