Problem: Fill in the blanks using the provided word bank to complete the sentences about predators and prey relationships.
#### Word Bank:
- escape
- food
- Binocular Vision
- claws
- adapted
- inject
- on the sides
- in front
- camouflage
- prey
- hunt
- predators
- stripes
- teeth
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Solution:
1.
Some animals are called ________ b/c they ________ other animals for ________. The animals they hunt are called ________.
- Some animals are called
predators because they
hunt other animals for
food. The animals they hunt are called
prey.
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Answer: predators, hunt, food, prey
2.
Lions are predators and they hunt animals like Zebras and Gazelles. These Zebras and Gazelles are the lion’s ________.
- Lions are predators and they hunt animals like Zebras and Gazelles. These Zebras and Gazelles are the lion’s
prey.
-
Answer: prey
3.
Lions are specially ________ to hunt prey that share the environment. Predators have sharp ________ and ________ to grip and kill their prey.
- Lions are specially
adapted to hunt prey that share the environment. Predators have sharp
teeth and
claws to grip and kill their prey.
-
Answer: adapted, teeth, claws
4.
Other predators, like Cobras ________ their prey to kill them outright or paralyze it in order to catch it.
- Other predators, like Cobras
inject their prey to kill them outright or paralyze it in order to catch it.
-
Answer: inject
5.
Lions and other predators also have ________. This means that their eyes are ________ of their heads, making it easier to judge distance and size of other animals.
- Lions and other predators also have
Binocular Vision. This means that their eyes are
in front of their heads, making it easier to judge distance and size of other animals.
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Answer: Binocular Vision, in front
6.
Prey animals are also adapted to ________ their predators. They have eyes ________ of their heads which give them a wider view of their surroundings so that they can try and spot a predator before it attacks.
- Prey animals are also adapted to
escape their predators. They have eyes
on the sides of their heads which give them a wider view of their surroundings so that they can try and spot a predator before it attacks.
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Answer: escape, on the sides
7.
Some animals that are prey use ________, meaning their bodies have colors or patterns that make it difficult for predators to see them. However, camouflage can also be used by predators. Tigers have ________ that help them to hide among long grass.
- Some animals that are prey use
camouflage, meaning their bodies have colors or patterns that make it difficult for predators to see them. However, camouflage can also be used by predators. Tigers have
stripes that help them to hide among long grass.
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Answer: camouflage, stripes
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Final Answer:
1. predators, hunt, food, prey
2. prey
3. adapted, teeth, claws
4. inject
5. Binocular Vision, in front
6. escape, on the sides
7. camouflage, stripes
Boxed Final Answer:
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\text{predators, hunt, food, prey; prey; adapted, teeth, claws; inject; Binocular Vision, in front; escape, on the sides; camouflage, stripes}
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