Page 196
Sand dunes on Georgia's barrier islands provide habitats for __________ _____________.
What are ghost crabs?
100
Page 212
A waxy covering on the stem keeps this plant from losing water.
What is the prickly pear cactus?
100
One of the best ways to get rid of pollution in a park is to provide a ________ _______.
What is a trash can?
100
Page 253
Organic fertilizers, crop rotation, and cover crops are used in green agriculture, but ___________ pesticides are not used.
What are chemical pesticides?
100
Page 253
Using lady bugs to control aphids (little bugs that destroy crops) is a way of conserving an__________________.
What is an ecosystem?
200
Page 220
This adaptation on their feet helps an alligator survive in its habitat.
What are webbed feet?
200
Page 211
This is a carnivorous plant with hairlike parts that is found in Georgia's swamps.
What is the sundew?
200
Page 248
Aluminum, most plastics, and steel are not easily broken down, but plant materials are easily broken down. So, we can say that plant materials are __________________.
What is biodegradable?
200
Page 253
By ___________ crops farmers enrich the soil.
What is rotating?
200
Page 254 (2 clues)
These are considered to be the 3 R's: __________, ____________, and ______________.
What reduce, reuse, recycle?
300
Page 179
A _______________ has adapted to living in the mountains because it has thick fur to keep warm.
What is a bear?
300
Page 211
__________________ ______________ are adapted to live in areas that have nutrient poor soil.
What are carnivorous plants?
300
Page 242
Cleaning supplies, insect sprays, and paint are considered to be ___________________ waste, but untreated wood is not.
What is hazardous waste?
300
Page 252
Protecting the ecosystem (all living and nonliving things that exist and interact in one place) is the goal of _________ _____________________________.
What is green agriculture?
300
If 45 percent of aluminum cans are recycled _______ percent are not recycled.
What is 55%?
400
Page 224
The monarch butterfly is poisonous. The viceroy butterfly looks like a monarch butterfly. However the viceroy is not poisonous. This is an example of ___________________.
What is mimicry?
400
Page 212
A plant growing in a _____________ area would need to reduce water loss to survive.
What is a dry area?
400
Page 241
___________ ____________ are pollutants that can kill plants in surrounding areas.
What are weed killers?
400
__________ ______________ is a method of farming that does not harm the ecosystem.
What is green agriculture?
400
Page 254
People can change the environment by ____________ cans and bottles.
What is recycling?
500
Page 188
Reptiles, cordgrass, and birds with long legs have adapted well to living in __________ _____________.
What is a salt marsh?
500
Page 213
The seeds of a long leaf pine are inside the pine cones. A __________ must occur for the seeds to grow into a new tree.
What is a fire?
500
Page 253
These are crops that are usually grown for 1 year and then plowed back into the soil.
What are cover crops?
500
Page 250
____________________ can be used to enrich soil that is used to grow crops.