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How do I know...
Animals, Animals
Plants are living things too
Fun Facts
Weird...but true
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How do I know what a vertebrate is?
An animal that has a backbone
100
What is the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate?
Vertebrates have backbones Invertebrates do not have backbones
100
How do flowering plants reproduce?
By pollen and seeds
100
True or false- Bees and other insects have nothing to do with pollination of plants.
False
100
Giraffes and humans have the same number of bones in their necks - true or false?
True! - There are 7
200
How do I know an orange tree reproduces with pollen?
There is a fruit and seeds grow inside the fruit. Pollen forms seeds
200
Name the 5 groups of vertebrates
fish, amphibians, mammals, birds, reptiles
200
Do pine trees have seeds? If so - where are they? If not - how do they reproduce?
They have seeds and they are found in the pinecone.
200
A crab is in what group?
Arthropods - no backbone (invertebrate)
200
Cows kill more people than Sharks. true or false?
True! - About 10 humans are killed by Sharks every year but nearly 100 people die each year from being stepped on by cows.
300
How do I know a shark is a fish?
It has gills, scales, and fins
300
What is the largest group of animals on Earth? (invertebrates)
arthropods
300
Name a plant that reproduces using spores
What is fern or moss
300
Name a mammal that lays eggs!
platypus or the echidna. (one example is a spiny anteater)
300
Spiders have 8 legs and 8 knees. True or false?
What is false! They have 48 knees!
400
How do I know moss does not reproduce with pollen?
It has spores, does not attract insects or have pollen
400
Name the characteristics of birds
feathers, scales on legs, beak, lays eggs, wings
400
Name an example of a flowering plant, a nonflowering plant, and a plant that gives spores
Multiple examples...
400
True or false? Venus fly traps do not have pollen, so they do not make seeds
False! They do have small white flowers
400
Bamboo is the fastest-growing woody plant in the world. True or false
What is true! It can grow 35 inches in a single day.
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How do I know that a mammal is different from the other 4 vertebrates?
A mammal has fur or hair and has live births
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What is the largest group of arthropods?
insects
500
Nonflowering trees spread their seeds through...
What is a pine cone
500
True or false - moss was the first plants to survive on the dry ground in the Earth's life
True!
500
The word pineapple comes from European explorers who thought the fruit combined the look of a pinecone with flesh like that of an peach. True or false
What is false - They thought the flesh was like an apple