Vocabulary
An animal that eats meat
carnivore
Dinosaur bones give us clues to how __________ dinosaurs were.
big
What would be a name for a puppy of a Labrador and a poodle?
Labradoodle
Meerkats ___________ to help warn of danger from a predator.
barked
When studying animal (or human) footprints, what can we notice?
We can tell if the animal (or person) was walking or running.
The remains of plants or animals that give us clues about habitats and the types of animals that lived long ago.
fossils
Why did scientists find a whale fossil in the middle of the desert?
The desert used to be an ocean long ago before the habitat changed into a desert.
What trait did the Chinese select in dogs to make the Pekingese.
The trait would be size. They wanted small dogs.
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What type of pet comes from breeding wolves with friendly traits?
Dogs
Choosing specific animals based on desired traits to breed (have babies) is called __________.
selection
Fossilized teeth give clues into what animals ____________.
eat
What two things did we select and breed for in cows to improve farm production?
milk and strength (work cows)
Animals living in a group can help each other in different ways. Name one way.
-get food
-protect from danger or predators
-keep warm
Why are there no mosquitoes found in a desert?
mosquitoes need water and there is not a lot of water in a desert
A scientist that studies plants and animals that lived millions of years ago through the study of fossils and rock.
paleontologist
If you found fossils of lions deep in the ocean, what would that tell you about the habitat?
The habitat used to be a land habitat before it was an ocean.
Why are there so many different varieties of dogs now?
People chose to breed dogs based on traits that they wanted.
Explain how the bison worked together in a group.
The bison huddled together and charged towards the wolf to scare it away.
What is the name of the woman scientist who first discovered dinosaur fossils?
Mary Anning
A characteristic or feature of a living thing like hair color, size, and type of teeth is called a ______________.
trait
Name one type of evidence that helps prove that dinosaurs look more like reptiles than like furry animals.
-holes in their skulls
-they lay eggs
-fossil skin imprints
If you want a blue iguana, what trait would you look for and select in a mother and father?
Blue tinted skin
How did the ravens work together?
They worked together by trying to distract the eagle from his food and then taking it away so they could have it for their own meal.
Name one way to reduce the number of mosquitoes in an area.
-adding more fish to a pond
-adding more birds or bats to an area
-put netting over water