FOURTH GRADE Science Week Two

What are the two major groups that organisms can be classified into?

plants and animals

What is the main difference between plants and animals?

Plants make their own food.

Animals are classified according to whether or not they have a backbone. What are animals with backbones called?

vertebrates

Lady Bugs do not have a backbone and are cold blooded. What major classification group vertebrates or invertebrates are they in?

invertebrates

Is an apple tree an example of a flowering or a non flowering plant?

flowering

What environment is described by the following: ▫ warm temperatures ▫ abundant water ▫ plant life that includes cypress trees, ferns, water lilies ▫ animal life that includes alligators, water birds and turtles

swamps

An animal with a thick coat of white fur, an extra layer of fat on its body and fur on its feet for traction would most likely live in what region?

polar region

Plants that have characteristics such as thick stems and waxy coatings to conserve water would most likely live in what region?

desert

A crayfish lives in a water environment with varying temperatures, bushes and trees on its banks and keeps company with other animals such as fish, snakes and insects. What environment does the crayfish live in?

rivers and streams

Many desert animals have long ears. How does this characteristic help them survive?

The long ears help them lose body heat more efficiently.

A bat uses echolocation or sound waves to locate and catch flying insects. Which sense helps the bat locate food?

hearing

Is it a learned behavior or an instinct when loggerhead sea turtles return to the Isle of Palms every year to lay their eggs on the exact location they were born?

instinct

Frogs have eyes that allow them to see insects and catch them. Which sense helps the frog locate food?

sight

When a baby bird is taught to fly is that a learned behavior or an instinct?

learned behavior

Is migration a learned behavior or an instinct?

instinct

Why do animals hibernate?

Animals hibernate when it is too cold and food is scarce.

What is the behavior called where animals go to another location during different seasons to find food and comfortable temperatures?

migration

What will happen to the number of animals if their food source decreases?

They will move to another location or die.

When humans clear the land by cutting down trees to build new houses it could be harmful to the environment. How can humans help fix their environment?

The can replant trees.

New battery powered cars are now on the market at affordable prices. How can buying a battery powered car help the environment?

The car will not release pollution into the air.