Butterflies
What is the first stage of the butterfly life cycle?
Egg
Where do ants live?
In nests called colonies.
What do hermit crabs use to protect their soft bodies?
An empty shell
What did the T-Rex eat?
Meat
I live in a shell, and I can hide inside when I’m scared. What am I?
A turtle
What hatches from the egg?
A caterpillar
What is the job of the queen ant?
Laying eggs
Do hermit crabs ever change shells? If so, why?
Yes! They need bigger shells when they grow.
What did the Triceratops have on its head?
Three horns
I sleep for 6 months of the year! What am I?
A bear
What is the name of the stage where the caterpillar rests inside a hard shell before becoming a butterfly?
The chrysalis (or pupa) stage
What do worker ants do?
They gather food, care for the young, and build tunnels
What do you need to create a hermit crab habitat?
Glass tank, sand, coconut husk, shells, food, water, things to hide behind and climb on, and warm, humid air.
Which dinosaur had a very long neck and ate plants?
Brachiosaurus
I live high in trees and move slowly. What am I?
A sloth
Why does a butterfly visit flowers?
To drink nectar (its food) and help pollinate plants
How do ants communicate with each other?
By using smells called pheromones
How can litter be harmful to hermit crabs?
They may get confused and think that something like a bottle cap is a shell.
How can scientists tell what a dinosaur ate by looking at its teeth?
Sharp teeth mean it ate meat; flat teeth mean it ate plants.
I can be up to 9 feet tall. I have two toes on each foot. I can run over 40 miles per hour! What am I?
An ostrich
Why do butterflies need to rest in the sun after they come out of the chrysalis?
Because butterflies are cold-blooded and need the sun’s warmth to help them move and fly.
Why do ants walk in a line?
They are following a smell trail to food
How do hermit crabs help each other when it’s time to find new shells?
They sometimes line up by size and swap shells — the smallest moves into the next size up, and so on!
Why do scientists think dinosaurs disappeared from Earth?
A giant asteroid (or meteor) hit Earth and changed the climate, making it hard for dinosaurs to survive.
I’m a mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live babies. I have a flat tail and a bill like a duck. What am I?
A platypus