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Camouflage Definition - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz Answer 8 multiple-choice questions on the definition of camouflage; a lesson in using a dictionary. Go to the answers.

Many animals match their environment in color and/or pattern. This helps them escape predators (or hunt more efficiently) by being hard to spot. This type of coloration is called camouflaged or cryptic coloration.

For example, many animals that live in snowy areas are white (like the polar bear), many animals that live in deserts are sand-colored (like the Fennec fox), many animals that live in trees are green (like the emerald tree boa), many animals that live on rocks match the coloration of the rocks, and many animals that live near the soil are soil-colored. Patterns, like stripes or spots, can also help camouflage an animal.

A few animals are shaped like twigs (e.g., the walkingstick), leaves (e.g., the Australian leafwing butterfly), or even bird droppings (e.g., the caterpillars of many butterflies, including the viceroy and the red-spotted purple butterfly).

Some animals are not naturally camouflaged, but are helped out by other organisms (for example, the sloth lets green algae grow on its fur, helping hide the sloth among the tree leaves).

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African Wild Cat African Wild Cats are fierce, solitary hunters.

African Wild Dog The African Wild Dog hunts in packs in Africa.

Ant Ants are social insects that are found worldwide and in almost every environment.

Antelope Antelopes are graceful mammals with beautiful horns.

Arabian Camel The Arabian Camel is a sand-colored, one-humped camel (it is also known as the dromedary).

Arabian Oryx Oryx are long-horned antelopes from dry areas in Africa.

Arctic Fox This small, white fox lives farther north than any other land animal.

Arctic Hare This white hare lives in the Arctic and has huge hindfeet.

Arctic Tern A small bird that flies from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back again each year.

Arctic Wolf Arctic wolves are carnivores that live in Northern Canada.

Beluga Whale A small, white, toothed whale that lives mostly in cold, Arctic waters.

Bongo A large, striped antelope from African forests.

Brindled Dolphin Also called the Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, this small, toothed whale is found in tropical waters worldwide.

Buffalo, Cape Cape Buffalo are large, hoofed mammals that live in African savannas.

Bull Shark A blunt-nosed, dangerous, gray shark that can also live in fresh water rivers and lakes.

Bull Shark (Simple version) A blunt-nosed, dangerous, gray shark can that live in fresh water rivers and lakes.

Camel Camels are large mammals that live in dry areas.

Cape Buffalo Cape Buffalo are large, hoofed mammals that live in African savannas.

Cape Hunting Dog The Cape Hunting Dog hunts in packs in Africa.

Cat House cats are great pets.

Ceratosaurus A meat-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic theropod; it has small a snout horn.

Cheetah The cheetah is the fastest land animal.

Crocodile Crocodiles are meat-eating reptiles with a long, tapered snout.

Dall Sheep A wild, white sheep from the Arctic and sub-Arctic of North America.

Dolphin A dolphin is a small, toothed whale, a marine mammal.

Dromedary The dromedary is the one-humped camel (also known as the Arabian Camel).

Emerald Tree Boa A tree-dwelling nocturnal snake from South American rain forests.

Ermine Also known as the stoat or the short-tailed weasel, this tiny, ferocious mammal lives in cold areas.

Fennec Fox The Fennec fox is a small, desert fox with very large ears; it lives in the Sahara and in northern Saudi Arabia.

Forest Antelope Also called the bongo, this large, striped antelope lives in African forests.

Forest Giraffe The Forest Giraffe is another name for the Okapi, a giraffe-like mammal from African rainforests.

Gecko Geckos are the only lizards that make noise.

Gerbil The gerbil is a small, long-tailed rodent that is native to dry, sandy areas of Africa and Asia.

Great White Shark (Simple Version) An enormous, ferocious predator found worldwide.

Great White Shark (Simple Version) An enormous, ferocious predator found worldwide.

Impala A high-jumping, lightly-built antelope from southern Africa.

Jerboa The jerboa is a small, long-tailed rodent that hops.

Leopard Leopards are widely-distributed, spotted wild cats.

Moray Eel Printout Long, snake-like fish that have circular gills.

Octopus Octopi have eight arms and live on the sea floor. They can change their color to blend into their environment.

Okapi The Okapi is a nocturnal, giraffe-like mammal from African rainforests.

Oryx Oryx are long-horned antelopes from dry areas in Africa and Asia.

Polar Bear Polar Bears are meat-eaters who live in the Arctic.

Pronghorn Pronghorns are the fastest moving mammals in North America.

Sharks Sharks are a type of fish that have no bones, only cartilage. Many sharks are countershaded, having a lighter-colored belly. This lets them blend in with the water when they're seen from above or below, hiding them from potential victims.

Short-tailed Weasel Also known as stoat or ermine, this tiny, ferocious mammal lives in cold areas.

Sloth The sloth is a slow-moving mammal that lives hanging upside-down from trees. Green algae that grows on its fur helps it blend into its green environment.

Snow Goose Snow Geese are migratory birds from North America.

Snow Leopard Snow Leopards are rare, pale leopards from the snowy central mountains of Asia.

Snowy Owl A white owl that lives in the North American tundra.

Tundra Wolf Also known as the Arctic wolf, this carnivore lives in Northern Canada.

Walkingstick The Walkingstick (also called the laboratory stick insect) is a long, slow-moving, plant-eating insect that looks like a twig.

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