General Information
What is an ideal habitat for jaguars?
The ideal habitat for a jaguar is the rainforst/jungle.
What anatomical feature helps jaguars bite through skulls?
A strong jaw
What is one prey for the jaguar?
Caiman, monkeys, snakes, birds, other small mammals
What is poaching?
Poaching is when hunters illegally kill jaguars and sell their body parts for money.
What are their astrological signs?
Mx. G is a cancer and Mrs. Ehrlick is a virgo!
Use the sentence patterning chart to make a juicy sentence.
Your answer needs an Adjective-Noun-Verb-Prepositional Phrase.
What are the dark spots on a jaguar called?
Rosettes
Is a jaguar an herbivore or a carnivore?
Carnivore
What is deforestation?
Deforestation is when the forest is cut down for people to build homes and farms.
What type of pets do each of your teachers have?
Mx. G has a chihuahua (dog) and Mrs. Ehrlick has a cat!
Name 2 out of the 3 America's that jaguars live in.
Jaguars live in South America, Central America, and some parts of North America.
What anatomical feature helps jaguars climb and hold onto prey tightly?
Retractable claws
What is the primary energy source for all living things?
The sun!
Name 2 important things that trees do for our ecosystems. (Think of the Kapok Tree book)
What phrase do we each say a lot? (Different ones for each)
Free Response!
What 3 elements does every ecosystem have?
An ecosystem needs plants, animals, and non-living natural things.
Which anatomical feature helps a jaguar leap onto its prey?
Muscular legs
What is a food chain? 50 bonus points for giving an example with at least 3 different organisms.
A food chain is the pattern in which an animal eats a plant and another animal eats that animal.
Name one way we can stop deforestation?
We can volunteer or donate to organizations that protect the wildlife and forests. We can plant trees and recycle paper and wood.
What is Mx. G's full last name?
Mx. Godinez
Explain what an Energy Pyramid is.
From plants to herbivores to carnivores, less energy is passed on to each, so they get smaller in numbers.
What anatomical feature helps a jaguar hunt at night?
Night-vision eyes
What is a food web? 50 bonus points for giving an example of a food web.
A food web is two or more food chains that are connected. An example could be that a jaguar eats caiman which eats fish AND the jaguar eats monkeys which eat flowers.
How can we stop poaching?
We can help put laws in place that stop poachers and enforce that law. Never buy animal fur products from a store.
How do you spell Mrs. E's last name?
Mrs. E-h-r-l-i-c-k