ELD VocabularyAnimal Intelligence

Unit 2 Part 1

Key Words

Content Vocabulary

adaptation

A giraffes long neck and legs are adaptations so it can eat from tall trees.

What adaptations do cats have?A cats ______ and _____are adaptations.

An adaption is a change that a species develops to live in an environment

defend

A porcupine can defend itself.How does a blowfish defend itself?A blowfish defends itself by_______

When something defends itself, it protects itself from danger

predator

Many birds are predators to insects.Lions are predators to who?Lions are predators to______

A predator is an animal that eats another animal

prey

A rabbit is a prey for the bobcat.What is the bear’s prey?_____ is the bear’s prey.

A prey is an animal that it hunted for food

trait

One trait about a gazelle is that it can run quickly.

What is a trait of the chameleon?Chameleons have the trait of ______

A trait is a characteristic that distinguishes on things from something else.

Something

special

Academic Words

behavior

You can train an animal how to learn a new behavior.

What behaviors can you teach dogs?You can teach dogs the behavior of_________

A behavior is how a living thing acts

characteristic

White marks are a characteristic of this snake.What is a characteristic of a zebra?A characteristic of a zebra is_______

A characteristic is a feature

response

The students want to give a response to the questions.

When was the last time you gave a correct response?

I gave a correct response during ______

A response is an answer

strategy

The boy has a strategy for winning the game.When was the last time you used a strategy? I used a strategy _______

A strategy is a careful plan

survival

Survival is difficult in cold weather.What other areas make survival difficult?Survival is difficult in __________

Survival means living