4th#grade Science Study Guide Chapter 4#

Question 1

In cold climates many trees lose their leaves in the fall. This helps the tree

Answer 1

Conserve water

Question 2

The pattern on a timber wolfs body helps it

Answer 2

Sneak up

Question 3

How do meerkats benefit from living in a colony.

Answer 3

Working as a group makes it easier to protect themselves

Question 4

Name three animals that do not take care of its young

Answer 4

Turtles fish sharks

Question 5

What kind of symbiosis occurs between a giraffe and an oxpecker?

Answer 5

Both animals benifit

Question 6

Give examples of pollution

Answer 6

Smog oil spills and factories dumping chemicals in the water

Question 7

What causes smog

Answer 7

The burning of coal and oil

Question 8

Ants live in large groups or

Answer 8

Colonies

Question 9

Are recorded life from long ago

Answer 9

Fossils

Question 10

The spots on a leopards body help It

Answer 10

Camouflage

Question 11

The relation ship between a clown fish and a see anemone is an example of

Answer 11

Symbiosis

Question 12

The last known silene perlmanii died in 1997.it is

Answer 12

Extinct

Question 13

A long sleep that occurs for most animals in the winter is

Answer 13

Hibernation

Question 14

Cutting down trees causes

Answer 14

Habitat loss

Question 15

A vine climes up a tree to get sunlight. This is called

Answer 15

Adaptation

Question 16

Gray whales thousands of miles in the winter

Answer 16

Migrate

Question 17

An oil spill along a coast line is

Answer 17

Pollution

Question 18

How does living in groups make it easier for animals to care for their young

Answer 18

Animals can specialize in different jobs so some get food while others raise young

Question 19

What are two different ways fossils can form

Answer 19

Fossils can form by when mud is under pressure or when an animal gets caught in a tree

Question 20

A structure or function that helps an animal meet the needs of its survival is

Answer 20

Adaptation