4th Grade
Animals and Plants
Animals and Plants
Which animal is known for its black and white stripes and is native to Africa?
Zebra
Which planet is closest to the Sun in our solar system?
Mercury
What road is the school on?
Argonne Dr
Name 2 things plants need to grow.
Water, sunlight, air, nutrients
What is the organ in the chest responsible for the process of breathing?
Lungs
What is the process called when a caterpillar transforms into a pupa inside a cocoon and then emerges as an adult?
metamorphosis
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the name of St Elizabeth's principal?
Mrs. Upton
This category of animal eats only meat.
A carnivore
What is the basic unit of life called?
cell
What is the green pigment found in plants that helps them absorb sunlight for photosynthesis?
chlorophyll
What are the rocky objects that orbit the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter?
Asteroids
How many dogs do I have?
1
Name the 5 senses.
See, hear, taste, smell, and touch
Which gas do we inhale from the air during the process of breathing?
Oxygen
Which is not an animal with backbones?
Mammals, reptiles, insects or birds?
insects
Which planet in our solar system has a prominent system of beautiful rings surrounding it?
Saturn
What is the name of the dog that comes to visit us on Wednesday
Gus
The sun heats the Earth through this type of energy transfer.
radiation
How many organs are in the respiratory system?
2
What do we call an animal that does not have a vertebrat?
invertebrate
What are the four inner planets of our solar system called?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
What is Ms. Bluman's favorite candy?
Reese's cup
A sudden changes to Earth's crust caused by moving tectonic plates is called a what?
earthquake
What is the primary function of the respiratory system
the primary function of the respiratory system is to allow living things to breathe
Give 5 examples of animals and plants that live in the ocean.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Name the seasons in order
spring, summer, fall, and winter
What does the Earth rotate around?
the sun
What is the passing on of genes from parents to their children called?
DNA
Give three ways of protecting our environment.
depends
How many days does the Earth take to completely revolve around the sun?
365 and 1/4
What does SES stand for?
St. Elizabeth School
The process that pulls up liquids into the air.
Evaporation
What is the name of the cells in our body that contain the genetic information and determine our inherited traits?
chromosomes