Vocabulary
Describe a scientific drawing
A detailed drawing with labels, different perspectives, and color
What types of claws do males have? Females?
Males: One large claw and one small claw
Females: Two small claws
True or False: A frog's natural habitat is similar to a pond
How do you know?
True because it has fresh water, no direct sunlight, gravel bottom, and aquatic plants (elodea)
True or False: This organism is best suited for tunneling under rotting logs
True
What do all living things need?
Food, Water, Sunlight and Air
What is an organism?
a living thing
Why can you not use the same materials for Fiddler Crabs and African Dwarf Frogs?
Where do frogs's swimming power come from?
True or False: When millipedes are disturbed they might play dead
True
True or False: Habitats are made up of living and non-living objects
True
Descrive a habitat
True or False: This animal can ONLY live on land
False, they can live on land and in water
Burbling
Why do millipedes coil up?
To protect their soft underside
Name one living object and one non- living object in any of the organisms habitats
TBD
What is an environment?
all the living and non-living elements taht affect the animals life
What do males use their large claw for?
What do males use their small claws for?
Large Claw: to defend themselves, attract females, and to dig
Small Claw: to feed and to dig
What body part best hides frogs from predators?
Spotted, green skin
Name two ways the millipedes protect or defend themselves
- Coiling
- Letting out a stink from their stink glands
Which two animals use an exoskelton for protection?
Fiddler Crabs and Millipedes
What are some of the best ways to OBSERVE animals?
- Write and draw what you see
- Observe quietly with little movement
Give an example of a crabs behavior and a physical characteristic
Behavior: dig, feed, fight
Physical: claws, exoskeleton, small
Give an example of a frogs behavior and a frogs physical characterist
Behavior: Burblings, Swimming, Freezing, Hiding
Physical: Spotted Skin, Small, Strong Legs
Give an example of a millipede's behavior and their physical characteristic
Behavior: dig, tunnel, coil up
Physical: lots of legs, segmented trunk, exoskeleton
Describe in detail how you prepared one of the organisms habitats
TBD