Fossils
Natural Selection
Vocabulary
Social Animals
Mosquitoes
100
Describe the teeth of meat eaters.
sharp and pointy
100
What animals like to eat the peppered moths?
Birds
100
These animals are plant eaters.
What are herbivores?
100
How do snow monkeys work together to survive during a snowstorm?
They huddle and cuddle for warmth.
100
Why are mosquitoes dangerous?
They may carry diseases.
200
Describe the teeth of plant eaters.
flat teeth for chewing
200
Where do the peppered moths spend a lot of their time?
They spend their time on birch trees.
200
These animals are meat eaters.
What are carnivores?
200
How do ravens work together when they see other animals with food?
They distract the other animal so each raven can take some bites of the food.
200
Where do mosquitoes lay their eggs?
They lay their eggs in the water.
300
Why might a scientist find an old whale bone while digging in a quarry?
The habitat has changed. There probably used to be water where there is now dry land.
300
What is the word for animals blending in with their surroundings so other animals can't see them.
camouflage
300
These animals eat meat and plants.
What are omnivores?
300
How do meerkats work together to survive?
One meerkat keeps watch and makes noises to warn the others of danger.
300
Mosquitoes don't like wind. How could you keep mosquitoes off your back porch where there is an electrical outlet?
Turn on a fan.
400
What do you know about the skulls of dinosaurs? How are they like the skulls of reptiles living now?
The skulls have extra openings on top.
400
Birch trees usually have light colored bark with some dark spots. Why did these light trees suddenly become dark?
Nearby factories were burning coal, and the smoke from the factories made the trees dirty.
400
Shark teeth, dinosaur eggs, and footprints from millions of years ago are examples of _______________.
What are fossils?
400
How do bison work together to protect themselves from a hungry wolf?
They huddle together to seem bigger and scare off the wolf.
400
If you are trying to stay away from mosquitoes, what might be a good time to go out and play?
After sunrise or before sunset.
500
Besides skulls, what other evidence have scientists found that help them understand that dinosaurs looked like reptiles?
eggs and fossils with skin prints that look like scales
500
Explain why there were more black peppered moths than white peppered moths while factories polluted the air.
The black peppered moths would blend in with the dark colored bark and stayed safe. The white peppered moths stood out on the dark bark and got eaten.
500
True or False - All animals are social animals.
False - Some animals do not communicate with others. They don't need to count on others for survival. They are very independent.
500
Watch this video. How are these starlings working together to stay safe from the hungry falcon?
They keep moving around and confusing the falcon, making it hard for it to grab hold of a single bird.
500
How could you control the number of mosquitoes near a pond?
You could bring bat and bird houses and dragonflies near the pond. You could also put more fish in the pond.