Rock Eating Reptile
What is the main idea of the article?
The main idea is about alligators swallowing rocks.
What is the main idea of the article?
The main idea of the article is scientists use ultraviolet light to make flowers glow.
Why can a person not touch lava?
It is too hot.
Where do sloths live?
What does PREY mean?
an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
Why do swallowing the rocks help the alligators?
They stay underwater longer.
What is ultraviolet light?
It is a type of light that is invisible to the human eye.
Usually they find it at a volcano.
What is one game that is part of the Sloth Ironman Games?
Strong Sloth Challenge, 1-Meter Dash, and Devour the Flower
What does LAVA mean?
hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
What does the extra air in their lungs help the alligators do?
It helps them to dive longer.
How do some flowers use UV light in nature?
What are the scientists observing with the lava?
They want to learn how it flows, cools, and hardens.
How do the games help the sloths?
These activities help sloths practice skills that they will need to survive.
What does HABITAT mean?
the area in which a plant or animal normally lives
Why do alligators need to dive down into the water?
They need to catch prey like fish and turtles.
How do the insects help the flowers?
They help the plants reproduce.
What are scientists trying to predict by studying lava?
They want to predict what might happen in read eruptions.
What is happening to the sloth's habitats?
Deforestation....trees are getting cut down
What does CANOPY mean?
the dense, leafy layer of a forest where many plants and animals live
What would happen if alligators were not able to dive in the water?
Why do scientists want to make the flowers grow?
How do the scientists make the lava?
They use an oven to heat crushed volcanic rock so that it melts.
What are some characteristics that help sloths survive?
Algae on their fur and they are slow
What does DEFORESTATION mean?
the process of cutting down forests