Mammals
This is the largest land mammal on Earth, and it uses its trunk like a snorkel when swimming.
What is an elephant?
This colorful lizard can change the color of its skin to hide from enemies or show its mood.
What is a chameleon?
This term describes how chicken parents sit on their eggs to keep them warm so they can grow inside the shell.
What is incubation?
An insect always has this many legs.
What is 6?
This planet is known as the "Red Planet."
What is Mars?
These playful sea mammals use rocks as tools to crack open crabs and clams while floating on their backs.
What is a Sea Otter?
These tiny lizards have special sticky toes that let them walk upside down on ceilings and walls.
What is a gecko?
This scientific word means a seed has begun to sprout and grow roots into the dirt.
What is Germination?
These two feelers on an insect's head help it smell, feel, and find its way around.
What are antennae?
This name comes before "Pieces", "Fast Break", & "Peanut Butter Cup".
What is Reece's?
These furry animals live in large groups called packs and are famous for making a sound that sounds like they are laughing.
What is a hyena?
Living in Indonesia, this is the largest and heaviest living lizard on Earth.
What is a Komodo dragon?
How tall is a baby giraffe on its very first day of life?
What is 6 feet tall?
These wood-eating insects live in huge underground colonies or mounds and can accidentally destroy wooden houses.
What are termites?
This is the largest ocean on Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Often called the "wolves of the sea," these black-and-white apex predators are actually the largest members of the dolphin family.
What is the Killer Whale?
Alligators live strictly in this type of water, which you find in rivers, lakes, and swamps.
What is freshwater?
Salamanders and frogs belong to this cold-blooded animal group, meaning they spend part of their life in water and part on land.
What is an amphibian?
Having been around for over 300 million years, this expert flying insect with giant eyes was zooming around Earth way before the dinosaurs existed.
What is a dragonfly?
This organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
These little burrowing mammals live in underground tunnels and always stand on their hind legs to act as lookouts.
What is a meerkat?
Crocodiles have special glands that let them filter out salt, allowing them to live in this type of habitat.
What is saltwater (or the ocean)?
How long does a baby elephant grow inside its mommy's tummy before it is born?
What is 2 years? (It's the longest of any land animal!!)
Because their hard outer shells cannot grow, insects must do this action—shedding their old skin to reveal a bigger one underneath.
What is molting?
This letter of the alphabet is the only one that does not appear in any U.S. state name.
What is Q?