Vocabulary
What is a sugary liquid that plants make?
Nectar
What is one way to get rid of mosquitoes?
Fans, close park at dusk, bug spray, more fish, more dragonflies, nets, etc.
Name two creatures that can help pollinate flowers and plants.
Bees, Hummingbirds, Bees, Flies, Beetles
Tomato: Is it a SCIENCE FRUIT or SCIENCE VEGETABLE? Why?
Science Fruit, it has seeds.
What is a set of events that repeats in the same order over and over?
A cycle
What is a powder plants make that is involved in plant reproduction?
Pollen
You are most likely to find mosquitoes in a habitat that is...
a. dry and hot
b. cold and wet
c. warm and wet
d. cold and dry
c. They love the warm weather and water!
What is the center of a flower called?
Sticky Stigma
Radish: Is it a SCIENCE FRUIT or SCIENCE VEGETABLE? Why?
Science vegetable, no seeds!
What is the stages of life, including birth, growth, reproduction, and death?
Life Cycle
What is the sticky part of a flower that pollen can stick to?
Stigma
Which of the following would NOT protect people from getting diseases carried by mosquitoes?
a. Leaving buckets outside to catch rainwater
b. Covering porches and beds with mosquito nets
c. Using powerful fans in doorways where insects might get in
d. Spraying uncovered skin with mosquito repellant
A. leaving buckets outside to catch rainwater, mosquitoes LOVE water.
If you take pollen from a flower and put it on the SAME flower's stigma, will that make a seed pod grow? Why?
No, it has to be pollen from another flower. Cross pollination.
Cucumber: Is it a SCIENCE FRUIT or SCIENCE VEGETABLE? Why?
Science fruit, has seeds.
What is something that happens again and again and again in a way that can be predicted?
A pattern
What is a part of a plant that can grow into a baby plant and is planted in soil?
Seed
What was the name of the disease brought by mosquitoes?
Malaria
Why do bees like crawling into flowers?
To drink the flower's nectar.
Potato: Is it a SCIENCE FRUIT or SCIENCE VEGETABLE? Why?
Science vegetable, no seeds
Can all bees pollinate every flower? Why?
No, some bees or insects can only pollinate certain flowers and plants.
What type of plant contains seeds inside a covering, like tomatoes or strawberries?
Science Fruit
What are three ways to help rid a town of mosquitoes?
Fans, close park at dusk, bug spray, more fish, more dragonflies, nets, etc.
What is the process of moving pollen from one part of a flower (the stamen) to another part of a flower (the stigma)?
Celery: Is it a SCIENCE FRUIT or SCIENCE VEGETABLE? Why?
Science vegetable, no seeds.
Tell us one fact you learned from any of our circle of life lessons! It has to be a good one with a good explanation to get all 500 points!
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