Traits
Adaptations
Structures of Living Things
Rock Layers and Fossils
Scientific Method
100

Inherited or acquired? A child with brown eyes.

Inherited

100
What does a giraffe have that allows it to reach the food at the top of the tree?

A long neck

100

What is an example of one of our internal structures?

lungs, brain, heart, circulatory system..

100

What type of scientist studies rock layers and fossils?

Geologist

100

Scientists conduct experiments and collect __ __ __ __.

Data

200

Name two physical traits that can help an animal survive.

Speed, size, hearing, sight, camouflage, flying, breathing techniques, teeth/claws, fur.

200
A cactus plant has an adaptation that allows it to store large amounts of ___________, so they can survive in very dry deserts.

water

200

What are two external structures that we have?

Skin, eyes, hair, fingernails.

200

When studying rock layers, which layer is the oldest rock?

The layer at the bottom.

200

What type of scientist studies stars, planets, moons and outerspace?

Astronomer

300

Inherited or acquired? A girl speaks Spanish.

Acquired

300

How does a tiger's stripes help them survive?

Camouflage.

300

Plants that live in ______ areas, have special structures that help them store water.

dry or desert.

300

How was the Grand Canyon formed?

The water from the Colorado River flowing for millions of years.
300

What does a paleontologist study?

Fossils

400
What do you call an animal that preys on other animals?
A predator
400

What is an adaptation that a penguin has?

Flipper like feet, wings the swim better than fly, thick blubber to keep it warm.

400

What type of biome is Antartica?

Tundra

400

What are the remains of plants and animals that have lived a long time ago called?

Fossils

400

Why type of scientist studies uses rocks to study the earth?

Geologist

500

Why are flamingos pink?

Their diet (the food they eat)

500

Why do animals have adaptations?

To survive their environment.

500

Name 3 biomes.

Forest, tundra, aquatic, desert, jungle, grasslands.

500

If a fossil has long pointed teeth, what does that suggest about the animal?

That it ate meat

500

What is the name of the planetarium we just visited.

Clark Planetarium

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