Food Chain
Life Cycle/Life Span
Adaptations
Crayfish Miscellany
Properties of Matter
100
What is a predator? Give one example.
A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals. Shark.
100
What is a life cycle?
How an organism grows and changes over time.
100
A crayfish has eye stalks. How does this adaptation help the crayfish?
Helps the crayfish see all around, allows it to see better in murky water
100
Give three examples of organisms.
Any animal, plant, bacteria, fungus
100
What tool do you use to measure mass?
balance scale
200
What is a producer? Give one example.
A producer makes its own food. Plant.
200
What does it mean to reproduce?
To make more of yourself.
200
A wolf's coat grows white in the winter instead of brown. How does this adaptation help the wolf survive?
Camouflage helps protect the wolf from predators and helps it hunt prey. It camouflages with the snow of winter.
200
What is an organism?
Animal, plant, or single-celled life form (a living thing!)
200
What unit do we use to measure volume?
mL
300
What is prey? Give one example.
An animal that is hunted. Guinea Pig.
300
Which is represented by a circle, a life span or a life cycle?
A life span
300
A giraffe has a long neck. How does this adaptation help the giraffe survive in its habitat?
It allows the giraffe to eat the leaves at the top of the trees.
300
Give an example of a non-living thing.
Any non-living thing
300
When Ms. Andersen pours 100 mL of water from a square beaker into a round beaker, which property changes?
shape
400
What is a decomposer? Give one example.
An organism, often bacteria or fungus, that breaks down dead plant or animal matter, recycling it in the environment. Mushroom.
400
What are the four stages of an insects life cycle.
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
400
Why does a crayfish have a hard carapace (shell)?
To protect the internal organs of the crayfish
400
What are some actions humans take that negatively affect organisms?
Destroyed habitat, killed crayfish, killed the food they eat
400
List three properties of a soccer ball.
round, black and white, solid, opaque, bouncy, soft
500
What is a scavenger? Give one example.
An animal that eats dead or decaying animals and plants. Crayfish.
500
What is the life span of a crayfish?
2-3 years
500
Why does a crayfish have a fan-shaped tail?
The fan-shaped tail allows the crayfish to swim faster and swim backwards.
500
Define coldblooded.
temperature of the organism is the same as the outside temperature
500
Why do we use standard units?
so that we can easily and accurately compare our measurements
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