Animal Camouflage Types and Examples

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What is the purpose of disruptive coloration in animals?

  • To break up the outlines of the animal (correct)
  • To mimic a poisonous plant
  • To blend into the background
  • To resemble a dangerous predator

Which type of camouflage involves an animal appearing to be something other than it really is?

  • Concealing coloration
  • Disruptive coloration
  • Disguise (correct)
  • Mimicry

How does concealing coloration help animals survive?

  • By blending into their background (correct)
  • By mimicking dangerous predators
  • By breaking up their outlines
  • By imitating poisonous plants

Which type of camouflage involves an animal mimicking something dangerous or poisonous?

<p>Mimicry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do leopards primarily use camouflage?

<p>To blend into their surroundings for hunting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Animals in the wild use camouflage as a survival tactic to either hide from predators or to catch ______

<p>prey</p> Signup and view all the answers

There are four basic types of camouflage used by animals: concealing coloration, disruptive coloration, disguise, and ______

<p>mimicry</p> Signup and view all the answers

Concealing coloration helps animals blend into their background, like white snowy owls blending in with ______

<p>snow</p> Signup and view all the answers

Disguise is when an animal appears to be something other than it really is, like a stick bug resembling a part of a ______

<p>tree</p> Signup and view all the answers

Some animals, like leopards, use camouflage to help them hunt for ______ by blending into their surroundings to sneak up on unsuspecting prey

<p>prey</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

  • Animals in the wild use camouflage as a survival tactic to either hide from predators or to catch prey.
  • There are four basic types of camouflage used by animals: concealing coloration, disruptive coloration, disguise, and mimicry.
  • Concealing coloration helps animals blend into their background, like white snowy owls blending in with snow or squirrels blending into trees.
  • Disruptive coloration, also known as patterning, breaks up the outlines of an animal making it difficult to see, like the stripes on a zebra confusing predators.
  • Disguise is when an animal appears to be something other than it really is, like a stick bug resembling a part of a tree.
  • Mimicry is when animals mimic something dangerous or poisonous to avoid predators, such as the elephant hawk moth caterpillar pretending to be a snake.
  • Some animals, like leopards, use camouflage to help them hunt for prey by blending into their surroundings to sneak up on unsuspecting prey.

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