Scavenger+Hunt+Answer+Key

Answers to Scavenger Hunt (by section)

Amphibians 1. Where do amphibians live? d. on land and in water

2. Do amphibians give live birth or lay eggs? b. eggs

3 What do amphibians use to breathe? d. both lungs and gills

= Birds =


 * 1. What characteristics help you define an animal as a bird? **
 * E. All of the above **


 * 2. What is the biggest bird? What is the smallest bird? **
 * A. The ostrich **
 * B. The hummingbird **


 * 3. What is migration and why do birds migrate? **

Migration is the seasonal movement of birds, generally between breeding and non-breeding areas. The change of seasons causes a change in food supply, causing birds to move to an area with a more plentiful food supply. Birds also migrate to a specific area to breed and raise their young.

**Mammals**


 * 1.True or False? **
 * Mammals are cold blooded? **
 * False they are warm blooded **

d. All the above =Fish =
 * 2. Name a mammal that lives in each of these climates.... **
 * Cold: Polar Bear **
 * Warm:Camels **
 * Underground: Moles **
 * In the air / fly: Bats **
 * In the Ocean: Dolphins **
 * 3. What do mammals eat? **

3. How does the Porcupinefish defend itself?
===The Porcupine fish fills itself with water and puffs up like a spiky ball. The predator usually swims away, discouraged and hungry. ===

Reptiles

1. True of False? Reptiles have [|ear holes] instead of ears. True, reptiles do not have ears. 2. List two ways reptiles [|cool off] when they get too warm.
 * They go into the shade.
 * They go into the water.

3. How many [|species] of reptiles are there? What continents do they inhabit? There are 8,240 species of reptiles. They inhabit every continent except for Antarctica.