Acorns
Squirrels
Chipmunks
Groundhogs
Leaves
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Name two animals that like to eat acorns.
Squirrels, chipmunks, weevils, deer, bears
100
Where to squirrels store their acorns for the winter?
The bury them in the ground!
100
Where do chipmunks live?
The burrow into the ground.
100
What does hibernation mean?
An animal sleeps all winter.
100
What happens to leaves in the autumn?
They fall off the tree!
200
What tree does an acorn fall from?
An oak tree!
200
Where do squirrels sleep in the winter?
In a nest made of leaves up a tree!
200
Name three rooms that chipmunks have in their burrow.
A bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen/pantry.
200
What do groundhogs eat?
Grasses and other plants!
200
Why do trees have leaves?
To make them food!
300
What small insect makes a hole and lives in the acorn?
A weevil!
300
What is the name of the nest that a squirrel makes?
A drey!
300
Do chipmunks hibernate?
Yes, but since they store food, they will occasionally get up through the winter to eat and use the bathroom.
300
Where do groundhogs hibernate?
The dig a tunnel under the ground and make one room where they will sleep all winter long.
300
How do leaves provide insulation for animals?
Leaves fall off the trees and make a 'blanket' on the forest floors, animals use the leaves to keep them warm in their nests.
400
What part of the plant starts sprouting out of the acorn first?
The root.
400
What do squirrels do to trick chipmunks?
They hide an acorn in multiple spots so the chipmunk doesn't know where they hid it!
400
Why do chipmunks hibernate?
There is no food available and it is difficult to travel in deep snow.
400
Why do groundhogs hibernate?
Groundhogs hibernate because there is no access to grasses and fresh greens in winter and they cannot travel South for the winter.
400
When we did our leaf experiment we saw other colors in our leaves besides green. Why?
In the fall the leaves loose the green color in their leaves and underneath the green are the other colors that come through.
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