Camouflage and Mimicry

Camouflage is . . .

• how an animal blends into its environment

• how an animal chooses food

• how an animal finds a home

• how an animal moves to another area

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How do animals confuse other animals with disruptive coloration?

• stripes of a zebra blend into one big herd

• fox fur turns from brown to white in different seasons

• chameleon changes from red to yellow

• an octopus changes color to match the sand

What are reasons why animals use protective coloration to blend in with their environments?

• to help them get food

• to keep from becoming food

• to keep warm

• to find a home

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What is disruptive coloration?

• a pattern that makes it hard to see the outline of an object

• dark coloring on and animal's back and white on the belly

• special skin cells called chromatophores

• uniform used by the military

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What helps an animal change colors quickly?

• a pattern that makes it hard to see the outline of an object

• dark coloring on and animal's back and white on the belly

• special skin cells called chromatophores

• uniform used by the military

Which of these things could be a part of an oak toad's camouflage?

• It sews a different costume for the winter and the spring.

• The older toads teach their tadpoles how to turn invisible.

• Its brown skin blends in with the leaves and soil on the forest floor.

• Its bright colors show that it is the prince of toads.

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Animals use camouflage...

• to hunt or hide

• for fun

• to sleep

How do zebra stripes protect the zebra?

• When zebras run as a herd,stripes help the predators pick out one zebra.

• When zebras run as a herd,stripes help the zebras by not letting the predator pick out one zebra because they blend together and look like a blur of stripes.

• The zebra stripes don't have a purpose.

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Do predators use camouflage?

• YES

• NO

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The walkingstick uses..

• Blending

• Color changing

• Mimicry

• Disguise