Mammals 1
Mammals 2
Magnets 1
Magnets 2
Mammals 3
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Which are some characteristics of mammals?
They are vertebrates, warm blooded, their babies are born fully formed, drink milk from their mother’s body, they breathe with lungs, have hair in their bodies, mammal’s brains are far more developed than those of other animals.
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How is the home of a sedentary animal?
homes safe from predators where they can store their food.
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- What is magnetism?
Magnetism is the pulling force contained in certain metals.
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Which animals recognize landmarks, use sea currents and magnetism to navigate on annual migration?
Whales
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Mention two hoarders that gather and store food.
Beavers and squirrels
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Which is the most numerous species of mammals?
Rodents
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Name some mammals that migrate.
Elephants, whales, monarch butterflies, fur seals
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What materials do magnets are attracted to?
iron, steel, or nickel.
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What is to attract?
It means that two objects pull toward each other.
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What do wandering animals do?
They move around to find food, and avoid overpopulation or severe weather.
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Say 2 characteristics about the beaver’s home.
It rises from a pond. It is built from branches. It holds together with mud.
300
Why is social organization important for animals that live in groups?
Because they are safe together and they ensure the survival of their species.
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What is to repel?
that two objects push away from each other.
300
Earth acts like a magnet with two
Poles
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Mention 3 characteristics of African Elephants
Is bigger.
Has a low flat forehead
Males and females have tusks
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What is migration?
It is a long journey for the search of food or for a safe place to give birth and raise their young.
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What do carnivorous mammals do to find food?
They eat the catch they had buried in the ground or snow.
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What is happening in this picture?
Poles that are different pull toward each other, and poles that are the same push away from each other.
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What registers a change in the magnetic field?
A magnetometer
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Mention 3 characteristics of Asian elephants
Has smaller ears.
Has fewer rings on its trunk.
Only males have tusks
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How can mammals live in different environments?
They adapt to their environments.
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Mention one need that affects mammals adaptation.
Their feeding need.
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Why are metal detectors used in oceans?
to find and recover shipwrecks.
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What protects the Earth from harmful particles from the sun?
The magnetic field
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Write four ways an elephant uses its trunk.
Breath, smell, eat, drink, shower itself, dust bathe, carry heavy objects, reach for food.