Animals
What is the largest mammal?
whale
What part of a plant takes minerals from the soil?
roots
What are scientists called who study stars?
astronomers
What is another word for no longer existing (as in animals)?
extinct
Where do apple trees store their food?
fruit (apples)
What is it called when animals travel a long distance?
migrate
What attaches a flower to its stem?
receptacle
What is the main instrument for studying stars?
telescope
What are the six main animal families? (Name at least three.)
amphibian, bird, fish, insect, mammal, reptile
What cycle happens when leaves die and go back in the ground?
decay cycle
How do scout bees communicate with worker bees?
dance
What is the process of making food in green leaves called?
photosynthesis
What system is the Sun the center of?
solar system
Where do whistling swans build their nests?
Arctic (far North)
What three things do trees give us?
food, oxygen, shelter
What are animals called that have backbones?
vertebrae
What do plants take from the air to make food?
carbon dioxide
On what day of creation were the Sun and Moon created?
fourth day
What is the name for where animals naturally live and grow?
habitat
What four things do plants need to grow?
air, food, light, water
What are animals called that do not have backbones?
invertebrate
In a flower, what hold sac contains pollen?
stamen
What are small objects in space called that orbit the Sun?
comets, asteroids, dwarfs planets
If a swamp or marsh is drained, what happens to the wildlife’s refuge?
The wildlife refuge is gone.
What are the five parts of a plant?
root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit