Purpose and Meaning
What does the article mean when it says birds use their bills to get what they need?
They use their bills to cut into wood to eat insects.
Carpenter
Someone that makes and builds things out of wood
Which animal have cutting instruments that act like scissors?
The poppy-bee
Its hard for scientist to look closely at insects
True, they tend to fly away quickly.
What can you infer about the author?
He is educated on what scientists observe, specifically about insects and birds.
What does the author mean when he says that the sawfly does something special?
Its able to make a glue just to make sure the eggs are fastened where they lay.
Sawfly
A fly with a saw like feature.
What do scientists observe on birds?
Their bills.
The first animal that scientist observe is the sawfly.
False, that is just the first animal it talks about in this article.
What can you infer about what the author wants us to learn?
He wants us to learn about different animals and what scientist observe about them.
What does the article mean when it compares a poppy bee to a carpenter?
They both build things out of wood.
Observations
The process of watching something and taking notes about it
What does the sawfly use the saw for?
Make safe places for the egg to go.
Observations is a job that only scientist do.
False, anyone can observe animals.
What is the main purpose of this passage?
To show us some of the animals scientist observe and what they observe about them.
Purpose
A reason to live, reason to be here on earth.
What animals use tools to live and survive?
The insects.
The more pet like and normal animal the less it will surprise you.
False, dogs and cats can surprise you as well.
What does the article mean when it says Even dogs and Cats can surprise you?
Scientist also observe them and there is things that we don't know about them.
Anatomy
The way something is built, different parts of them.
What does the author say is a wonderful part of our world?
The nature
Because of how small insects are scientist don't like observing them that much.
False, it never says that.