Horns, Humps, and Hooks

1. Which of the following animals has true horns?

2. Which word best describes horns?

3. How often do horned animals shed their horns?

4. Where do horns grow?

5. Which of the following is NOT true about horns?

6. How can the sharp tips of horns help an animal?

7. Which animal uses its horns to protect itself from lions?

8. Why do male animals fight each other with their horns?

9. Why do some animals have humps?

10. How much fat can be stored in a camel’s hump?

11. Why do camels need to store fat in their humps?

12. Which animal does NOT have a hump?

13. A bull bison’s hump muscle helps support its huge __________.

14. What is the correct name for the hook toes of birds of prey?

15. What body part do birds of prey use to snip, cut, and tear?

16. Why do all kinds of cats have claws?

17. What do tigers scratch to mark their territory?

18. “Horns, humps, and hooks are very __________ to the animals that have them.” Which word best fits in the blank?

19. “Horns, humps, and hooks help animals __________.” Which word best fits in the blank?

20. Animals with __________ shed them each year.