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True or false: mollusks eat with their feet
false
Vocab: an animal that only eats meat
Lions are ____ that hunt other animals.
Vocab: the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
Mike studies alone because he can only focus in a quiet _____
environment
Vocab: shared by or belonging to two or more people or groups
They were able to achieve their ____ goal by working together.
common
Vocab: slightly wet
My clothes are still ____ from being washed.
moist
Vocab: an area that is different from other areas in a certain way
This is a non-smoking ____, so please put out your cigarette.
zone
What is a food chain?
a way of describing how animals are linked to each other by what they eat
Vocab: moving in a violent or irregular way
It was a very _____ flight because we flew through a storm.
turbulent
Vocab: to put something in a position or place so that it will not move
I ____ the painting to the wall so that it would not fall down.
secured
What would happen if all the creatures living in an area ate the same food?
there would not be enough food to go around
he wanted to explore the city with his students
Is a sea gull an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
carnivore
Vocab: to go underwater
I ____ my head below the surface of the water to see the turtle.
submerged
What can you conclude about an empty shell with a round hole in it?
the animal inside was eaten by a snail
She is having a hard time ____ to her new school.
adapting
Vocab: capable of bending easily without breaking
Dancers must be very ____ in order to perform certain moves.
flexible
Vocab: an animal that eats both meat and plants
Raccoons are _____ that eat both meat and plants
omnivores
Why is it difficult for creatures to survive in tide pools?
they experience big changed in moisture and temperature
What is the first thing that a sea star does to eat?
it uses its arms to crack open the animal's shell
How is barnacle glue different from other types of glue?
it can set while wet
What does this mean?
"Scientists are learning how to decode secrets of nature."
Scientists are understanding more and more about how nature works
Why are food chains often called food webs?
they are complex and tangled because many members eat and are eaten by one another
How are sea anemone cells being used in medicine?
they are used to deliver medicine to an exact area in the body
What is the purpose of "Copying Nature: Tide Pool Science"?
to inform readers of some abilities of tide pool creatures that scientists want to copy
What does a sea anemone look like?
a colorful, rubbery flower