{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/animal-adaptations-habitats",
 "id": "animal-adaptations-habitats",
 "title": "Animal Adaptations and Habitats",
 "category": "science",
 "subject": "Animal Science",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8"
 ],
 "description": "How animals survive in their habitats.",
 "tags": [
  "adaptations",
  "habitats",
  "animals"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Question",
 "backLabel": "Answer",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Adaptation",
   "A trait that helps a living thing survive"
  ],
  [
   "Habitat",
   "The natural home of a plant or animal"
  ],
  [
   "Camouflage",
   "Coloring that helps an animal blend in"
  ],
  [
   "Mimicry",
   "When one species looks like another to stay safe"
  ],
  [
   "Hibernation",
   "A deep sleep through winter to save energy"
  ],
  [
   "Migration",
   "Traveling to another place for food, warmth or breeding"
  ],
  [
   "Nocturnal",
   "Active at night"
  ],
  [
   "Diurnal",
   "Active during the day"
  ],
  [
   "Crepuscular",
   "Active at dawn and dusk"
  ],
  [
   "Warning coloration",
   "Bright colors that tell predators an animal is harmful, like a poison dart frog"
  ],
  [
   "Which animal changes color to match its surroundings?",
   "The chameleon"
  ],
  [
   "Which animal can drop its tail to escape a predator?",
   "A lizard"
  ],
  [
   "Why do polar bears have thick fur and blubber?",
   "To stay warm in cold Arctic weather"
  ],
  [
   "Why does an Arctic hare turn white in winter?",
   "To blend in with snow"
  ],
  [
   "How does a camel survive in a desert?",
   "It stores fat in its hump and can go a long time without water"
  ],
  [
   "What do a camel's wide feet do?",
   "Keep it from sinking in sand"
  ],
  [
   "How does a cactus store water?",
   "In its thick stem"
  ],
  [
   "How do owls hunt in the dark?",
   "Large eyes, sharp hearing and silent flight"
  ],
  [
   "How do bats find food in the dark?",
   "Echolocation"
  ],
  [
   "Why do cheetahs have long legs?",
   "To run very fast"
  ],
  [
   "Why do giraffes have long necks?",
   "To reach leaves high in trees"
  ],
  [
   "What is an elephant's trunk used for?",
   "Breathing, smelling, drinking and grabbing things"
  ],
  [
   "Why do ducks have webbed feet?",
   "To swim well"
  ],
  [
   "Why do woodpeckers have strong beaks?",
   "To peck into trees for insects"
  ],
  [
   "Why do hummingbirds have long thin beaks?",
   "To drink nectar from flowers"
  ],
  [
   "Why do eagles have sharp talons?",
   "To catch and hold prey"
  ],
  [
   "Why do fish have gills?",
   "To take oxygen from water"
  ],
  [
   "Why do whales have blubber?",
   "To stay warm in cold water"
  ],
  [
   "Why do skunks spray?",
   "To scare away predators"
  ],
  [
   "Why do porcupines have quills?",
   "To protect themselves"
  ],
  [
   "Why do turtles have shells?",
   "For protection"
  ],
  [
   "What does an octopus do to escape danger?",
   "Squirts ink and changes color"
  ],
  [
   "How does a snake sense prey?",
   "By smelling with its tongue"
  ],
  [
   "How do penguins keep warm?",
   "Thick feathers and a layer of fat; they huddle together"
  ],
  [
   "How does a frog catch insects?",
   "With a long sticky tongue"
  ],
  [
   "What is a spider's web for?",
   "Catching prey"
  ],
  [
   "How do bees help plants?",
   "They carry pollen between flowers"
  ],
  [
   "Why do beavers have flat tails?",
   "To steer when swimming and slap warnings"
  ],
  [
   "Why do seals have flippers?",
   "To swim"
  ],
  [
   "How do arctic foxes stay warm?",
   "Thick fur and small ears"
  ],
  [
   "Why do desert foxes have big ears?",
   "To release heat"
  ],
  [
   "How do monarch butterflies survive winter?",
   "They migrate to warmer places"
  ],
  [
   "Where do salmon go to lay eggs?",
   "Back up rivers where they were born"
  ],
  [
   "Where do Arctic terns migrate?",
   "From the Arctic to the Antarctic and back, a very long trip"
  ],
  [
   "What do gray whales do each year?",
   "Migrate between cold feeding waters and warm breeding lagoons"
  ],
  [
   "Ocean habitat",
   "Salt water home for fish, whales and more"
  ],
  [
   "Desert habitat",
   "Dry land with little rain, like the Sahara"
  ],
  [
   "Rainforest habitat",
   "Warm, wet forest with many species"
  ],
  [
   "Grassland habitat",
   "Open land covered with grasses"
  ],
  [
   "Arctic habitat",
   "The cold region around the North Pole"
  ],
  [
   "Wetland habitat",
   "Land with shallow water like marshes"
  ],
  [
   "Pond habitat",
   "Small body of still fresh water"
  ],
  [
   "Coral reef habitat",
   "Warm shallow seas with coral"
  ],
  [
   "Mountain habitat",
   "High, cold, windy land"
  ],
  [
   "Cave habitat",
   "Dark underground home for bats and blind fish"
  ],
  [
   "Deep-sea adaptation: bioluminescence",
   "Making light to find food or mates"
  ],
  [
   "Anglerfish",
   "A deep-sea fish with a glowing lure"
  ],
  [
   "Symbiosis example: clownfish and anemone",
   "The clownfish is protected by the anemone and cleans it"
  ],
  [
   "Instinct",
   "Behavior an animal is born knowing"
  ],
  [
   "Learned behavior",
   "Something an animal learns, like a dog sitting on command"
  ]
 ]
}