Camouflage, warning colours and mimicry

Question 1

Why are the dangerous ones often the brightest animals in a rainforest?

• A. Bright colours keep them warm.
• B. Bright colours warn predators to stay away.
• C. They want to look pretty.
• D. Bright animals are easier to catch.

Question 2

True or false? A hoverfly can sting like a wasp.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 3

Which survival trick is this: a stick insect on a twig?

• A. camouflage (blending in)
• B. warning colours
• C. mimicry (copying another animal)

Question 4

A hoverfly has wasp-like stripes but cannot sting. How does this help it?

• A. Predators think it might sting and avoid it.
• B. It can now sting.
• C. It helps it make honey.
• D. It keeps it warm.

Question 5

True or false? Bright colours always mean an animal is easy prey.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 6

Which survival trick is this: a harmless milk snake banded like a coral snake?

• A. camouflage (blending in)
• B. warning colours
• C. mimicry (copying another animal)

Question 7

A hoverfly has wasp-like stripes but cannot sting. How does this help it?

• A. It helps it make honey.
• B. Predators think it might sting and avoid it.
• C. It keeps it warm.
• D. It can now sting.

Question 8

True or false? Animals choose to change their camouflage colour by thinking about it.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 9

Which survival trick is this: a stick insect on a twig?

• A. camouflage (blending in)
• B. warning colours
• C. mimicry (copying another animal)

Question 10

Peppered moths in a city with sooty, dark tree trunks were mostly dark. In the countryside they were mostly pale. Why?

• A. Dark moths are faster.
• B. The moths chose their colour.
• C. Soot painted the moths.
• D. Birds ate the moths that did not match the trees.

Question 11

True or false? A snowy owl's white feathers are camouflage in snow.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 12

Which survival trick is this: a flatfish on the sandy sea floor?

• A. camouflage (blending in)
• B. warning colours
• C. mimicry (copying another animal)

Question 13

Why is camouflage useful to a predator such as a tiger?

• A. It can creep close to prey without being seen.
• B. It makes it poisonous.
• C. It helps it swim.
• D. It scares prey away.

Question 14

True or false? Camouflage helps both predators and prey.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 15

Which survival trick is this: a chameleon on a leaf?

• A. camouflage (blending in)
• B. warning colours
• C. mimicry (copying another animal)

Question 16

Why is camouflage useful to a predator such as a tiger?

• A. It scares prey away.
• B. It can creep close to prey without being seen.
• C. It helps it swim.
• D. It makes it poisonous.