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Vocabulary
Crabs
Frogs
Millipedes
Weird Facts
100
This word means that animals change their bodies or habitats to survive wherever they are
adaptations
100
What type of crabs do we have in our classroom
Fiddler Crabs
100
How have frogs feet been adapted
They are webbed
100
Millipedes are arthropods...what does that mean
They are segmented bodies (many parts)
100
Animals go to the bathroom. We call their excrement this word...
Scat
200
This is the word that animal scientists use to describe where an animal lives
habitat
200
What is the visual difference between the Chela of males and females
Boys have 1 large Chela and one smaller. Girls have two smaller claws
200
What do we notice about the legs of a frog...specifically the thighs....why are they built that way?
The thighs are bigger because they need more muscles for jumping
200
Do millipedes have 1,000 legs? What is unique about their legs?
No they don't. They have a 2 legs per part at first then 4 legs later on down the body.
200
If we left the dead frogs in the water
The other frogs would eat the dead one for protein
300
This is the word that describes animals with a backbone
Vertibrates
300
What is unique about the eye of the fiddler crab? Why does it have this body adaptation?
They have an eye stalk that helps them to see over things and they can see 360 degrees
300
Why is a frog an amphibian
it lives its life on land and in water
300
What shape does the millipede make when it needs protection?
A spiral
300
If a fiddler crab loses its claw
a new one will grow back
400
This is the word that describes bones on the outside of your body
exoskelton
400
Why is there a yellow paper between the crab cages
The males and females will fight if in a close proximity
400
Why do frogs have a light belly and dark spotted backs
To camouflage
400
Millipedes live in small places. What science word describes their home
a microhabitat
400
A smaller millipede is younger because
each time it grows it has a new segment added
500
This is the word for animals with exoskeltons and segmented bodies
arthropods
500
How does digging help the crab
They burrow for protection, to eat, and to hibernate
500
What is burbling
When the frog floats on the surface of the water to get oxygen through its skin
500
What is unique about the brain of the millipede
It is a line throughout the body and they "think" in each segment not just their head.
500
The frogs need special water so to prepare its habitat
we let the water sit out to "oxygenate" or become distilled