Insects
Name an insect that migrates
Dragonfly, butterfly, etc.
Name three different types of amphibians
What is frogs, toads, salamanders, axolotls, newts
This determines the gender of crocodilian eggs
What is temperature
Two things you should consider before getting an animal as a pet
What the animal eats, how often they eat, how much space they need, how large they get, what enrichment they need, how long they live, any special lighting or heat requirements, if there's a vet in your area that can care for that species, etc.
Name one way insects communicate with each other
Dancing, scent trails, etc
Name an extra sense an insect has
Sensing electric fields, sensing CO2, seeing polarized light, and/or detecting heat and humidity
How frogs climb
What is suction
The largest lizard species
What is the Komodo Dragon
One way you can help protect insects
Build a bug hotel for bees, no mow May, don't squish bugs, use natural cedarwood as a deterrent, plant native plants, don't catch butterflies, don't use commercial pesticides, etc
Name a difference between a turtle and a tortoise
Feet, shell shape, habitat
Name two characteristics of effective pollinators
Small, fuzzy, straw-like mouth, able to move quickly, visit only one type of flower, eat nectar or pollen
The largest amphibian in the world
What is a salamander (specifically the Chinese giant salamander)
Name two differences between a snake and a legless lizard
Legless lizards can blink. Legless lizards do not have a forked tongue. Legless lizards cannot move in all 4 different ways that a snake can. Legless lizards have ears and cannot expand their jaw.
What you should do when you see an animal in the wild.
Take a picture, give the animal space, do not pick the animal up
Name a group of true spiders
jumping spiders, orb weaver spiders, funnel spiders, and hunting spiders
This insect has a mouth similar to a sponge
A fly
A species that is not native to an ecosystem and whose introduction causes harm to the environment or human health
This is how the tortoise Speedy came to live at the zoo
What is taken out of his wild home to be a pet before eventually being brought to a vet
Something you can say at a restaurant to reduce plastic waste
What is do you have paper straws, I don't need a straw, I don't need a takeout container because I brought my own from home, etc
Name a difference between a spider and a tarantula
What is fangs move side to side on a spider vs up and down for a tarantula, lifespan 1-3 years for a spider vs 20-30 years for a tarantula, spiders build webs to catch prey vs tarantulas ambush their prey on the ground, one pair of book lungs for a spider vs two pairs of book lungs for a tarantula
Name the four roles insects play in the environment
Predator, prey, pollinator, and decomposer
This is a species that can detect small changes in temperature, pollution, or habitat loss, and whose absence is an early warning of future extinctions unless conditions improve. Examples include frogs and some other amphibian species.
What is an indicator species.
How geckos climb
What is electrostatic force/Van der Waals force
One way people can help crocodilians
zoos having temperature-controlled incubators, protecting wider ranges of beaches to have the best chance of a wide range of temperature sand for nests, efforts to reduce climate change
The difference between a fish that can live in many different areas versus a fish that can only live in one specific area
What is a generalist and a specialist