Plants
The chemical process that plants use to produce sugar
What is photosynthesis
This fluffy covering is a feature only present in birds
What are birds
The word "mammal" is derived from these secretion-producing glands
What are mammary glands
The scientific name for the class of animals that includes octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and nautiluses
What are cephalopods
Preserved evidence of extinct life, primarily used in the study of paleontology
What is a fossil
The name given to organisms that do not need to eat other organisms to obtain food
What are producers
These migratory birds mark the beginning of summer (at least here in Ventura) and famously craft nests out of mud and saliva
What are swallows
The primate order includes apes, monkeys, and this endemic group of tree-dwelling animals
What are lemurs
This marine animal is the largest animal on Earth
What is the blue whale
In Jurassic Park, among other inaccuracies, this carnivorous dinosaur was depicted at a much larger size to increase its scare factor
What is the velociraptor
Tulips, onions, and garlic develop these modified stem organs to store food while they lay dormant underground
What are bulbs
Despite the amount of eggs they lay, female birds only have one of this reproductive organ
What is the ovary
This family of mammals was recently divorced from the mustelids, now bearing the name "Mephitidae"
What are skunks
This group of aquatic mammals was almost hunted to extinction in California for their luxurious fur and are known to keep urchin populations under control
What are sea otters
The family of dinosaurs that evolved into modern birds
What are the theropods
Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant are all related to this group of poisonous plants
What is nightshade
Despite its only fossil record occurring in Germany, these small birds are only found in the Americas in modern times
What are hummingbirds
This large terrestrial mammal was granted the title of a state animal in 1953, about 30 years after its last sighting in Tulare county
What is the California grizzly bear
The general term for the group of animals from which all other vertebrates are descended from
What are fish
Meaning "bird-hipped," one of the two categories of dinosaurs
What are ornithischians
What is a host plant
This globally occurring family of birds is known for their stout builds and small heads and includes the extinct Dodo bird
What are pigeons and doves
OR
What are the Columbidae
The scientific name for all even-toed hooved animals, including lines such as pigs, hippos, camels, deer, and whales
What is artiodactyla
This term describes the phenomena of multiple lines of crustaceans developing crab-like body shapes
What is carcinization
The official scientific title for the event credited with wiping out the dinosaurs
What is the K-T extinction
OR
What is the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction