Vocabulary
What is the first stage in the life cycle of all insects?
egg
True or false:You inherit DNA from both of your parents?
True- you get 50% from each parent!
Caterpillars are in what stage of the butterfly life cycle?
larva (2nd)
What is the last stage/name of a fully grown person or animal?
Adult
Name one baby animal that looks different from its parent that we discussed in our lessons and tell one difference.
Panda, flamingo, tapir, swan, bald eagle, monkey, seal, echidna, kangaroo, etc...
What is created when you add heat to water?
water vapor, steam
True or False? All behaviors must be learned from parents.
False
What is the process of changing from a caterpillar to a butterfly called? (*One specific word)
What causes day and night?
The rotation of the earth
Name one natural behavior we watched or discussed an animal having and why that behavior might be important to that animal.
Answers vary. Animals might include, sea turtles, pointing dogs, wolves, bears, prairie dogs,
The chrysalis is in which stage of the butterfly life cycle?
Pupa (3rd)
What happens to the sound waves as the pitch gets higher?
The sound waves move faster.
Name the two types of twins and what they mean.
Identical- Look almost exactly the same and came from the same egg that split.
Fraternal - Look as similar as siblings and came from two separate eggs.
After a butterfly emerges from its chrysalis, what does it need to do before it can fly?
-dry its wings, drink nectar (or other food), etc.
Why does the outside of a cold glass or water bottle get wet and covered with water droplets, especially when it is warm outside?
The water vapor in the air cools when it touches the cold bottle or cup and changes back into a liquid (water drops). No your drink isn't leaking!