Animal Mimicry Worksheet
Explore the fascinating world of animal mimicry with this grade 4 science worksheet, covering definitions, examples, and types of mimicry.
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Animal Mimicry
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to recall information about animal adaptations.
1. What is mimicry?
When an animal makes loud noises.
When an animal changes its color.
When an animal looks or acts like another animal or object.
When an animal builds a nest.
2. Why do some animals use mimicry?
To show off to other animals.
To protect themselves from predators or to hunt prey.
To fly faster.
To change their diet.
3. When an animal mimics another animal that is dangerous, it is called mimicry.
4. A viceroy butterfly looks like a monarch butterfly, which tastes bad to birds. This is an example of mimicry.
5. Some orchids look like female insects to attract male insects for pollination. This is an example of mimicry.
6. All animals use mimicry to protect themselves.
True
False
7. Mimicry can help an animal catch its prey.
True
False
8. Describe one example of an animal that uses mimicry and explain how it helps the animal.
9. Look at the image above. How does the animal in the picture use mimicry to survive?
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