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Why is the male Goldfinch a bright yellow color and the female a dull green? (Give reasons for both the male and the female’s color in complete sentences.)
The male Goldfinch is a bright yellow color so he can attract females to mate with, on the other hand, the females are a dull green so that they are camoflauged from the predator and can protect their young.
What is the name of the rocket ship that was just launched to the moon?
Artemis 1
What plant is a Monarch butterfly totally dependent on for food?
Milkweed
What is the name for what the birds flying south for the winter are doing?
migrating
What did Mr. Waldron say that the Monarch butterfly’s colors mean to birds?
“I’m poisonous!” “I taste bad!” “Don’t mess with me!”
What adaptations do ducks have to help them swim?
webbed feet
How are birds and butterflies traveling South for the winter like humans that are traveling a long distance?
They need to stop to get fuel, like rest and food, but probably not gas. :)
What was so unique about the Tamarack tree’s needles?
The tamarack is the only conifer in Wisconsin which has leaves that change color in autumn and fall from the tree, just like a deciduous tree.
How does a paper wasp make its nest?
The queen paper wasp scrapes wood fiber from wood materials, and chews it to mix the fiber with her saliva, creating a paper pulp. She then spits it out at the desired build site to shape and create the nest.
What is an invasive species?
An invasive species is a non-native species who is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human, animal, or plant.
What does the female wasp put into the mud holes it makes for each larva?
A spider for it to eat
What type of tree is found especially along shorelines like Schoolhouse Beach, Little Lake, the Ridges, and Owen’s house?
White Cedar
What is a trait?
Traits are characteristics of an organism that are passed by genes, like height, skin color, hair color, and eye color of humans.
What is the difference between a deciduous and a conifer tree?
Deciduous trees have broad leaves that change color in the fall and spread their seeds using flowers. Coniferous trees have needles instead of leaves, they don't change color in the fall, and they use cones instead of flowers to spread their seeds.
What did a French scientist learn to use to make paper from a paper wasp?
wood pulp from trees
How does Milkweed help protect caterpillars and Monarch butterflies?
Milkweed is poisonous to birds, so when a caterpillar eats Milkweed, a bird that eats it or the Monarch that it becomes, will be poisioned.
In Ancient Roman Times, what did people use the 2nd year of the Mullein plant for?
torches
How are the colors of the male and female Goldfinches different from humans?
Both male and female humans are beautiful, but the male Goldfinch is the only one that is colorful and beautiful.
Why do people mistake the first year of the Mullein plant to be a different plant called, Lamb’s Ear?
because the leaves are so soft like a lamb’s ear and the plant called Lamb’s Ear
Mullein is a biennial plant. What does this mean?
A biennial plant is a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its life cycle.
What is a compound sentence?
It is two sentences put together with the conjunctions and, but, or or.
What birds make mud nests at the Rock Island Boathouse and at the fisherman’s house at the Jackson Harbor Ridges?
Cliff Swallows
Why did Mr. Waldron call Spotted Knapweed “a Pretty Problem?”
Well, it’s purple and pretty, but it's a problem because it is an invasive species that poisons the soil so that other plants can’t grow!
What did Mr. Waldron tell us we might find hanging out in the center of a hurricane?
Insects and butterflies that need to escape the storm
What is an adaptation?
An adaptation is a trait that "evolved" for a particular condition or circumstance that allows the animal to survive, like a skunk spraying a predator or thick waxy skin on a cactus to hold in water.