Trail tidbits
The poisonous plant used by monarch butterflies
Milkweed
The reason why reptiles shed their skin
In order to grow
The Allan Brooks Nature Centre is in this type of environment
Grassland
See you later, _______!
Alligator
We get most of our physical traits from these people
Parents
The reason marmots don't drink much water
They get their water from the plants they eat
This species of salamander is commonly found in the Allan Brooks Nature Centre pond
Long-toed salamander
When a species doesn't belong in B.C., it is said to be this (Example: European Starlings)
Invasive
This phrase is said during big rainstorms
"It's raining cats and dogs"
Dominant genes will overpower a _____ gene
Recessive
These bugs sound a lot like rattlesnakes
Cicadas
The only native turtle species in B.C.
Western painted turtle
The process through which dinosaurs became birds
Evolution
Kill two ____ with one _____
Birds, stone
These sequences of DNA control our traits
Genes
Prickly pear cactus needles hurt going in and coming out due to these
Frogs, salamanders, and toads all have this type of life cycle
Metamorphic
The long root of the Okanagan Sunflower, or the burrowing habits of snakes and marmots in grasslands, for example
Adaptations
This feline phrase is used when a surprise is ruined, or when someone spills the beans about a secret
"The cat's out of the bag"
Deoxyribonucleic acid
We know that we have owls at Allan Brooks because of these
Owl Pellets
The biggest snake in B.C.
Western gopher snake
The people that study all living things
Biologists
Curiosity killed the cat, but ______ brought it back!
These kinds of squares are used for explaining what traits will be passed to offspring
Punnet squares