Chapter 1 - Investigating Nature Flashcards

1
Q

What is a sensible guess?

A

hypothesis

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2
Q

What is science?

A

a search for the laws of nature and for ways to use them for the benefit of mankind

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3
Q

What are the five senses?

A

sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste

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4
Q

Which sense should you probably not use while investigating nature?

A

taste

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5
Q

What is integlligence?

A

the ability to think

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6
Q

What are books that show pictures and give information about the trees, birds, insects, rocks, shells, stars, mammals, flowers, and other objects of nature?

A

field guides

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7
Q

What do range maps do?

A

show the the continent a plant or animal is found on

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8
Q

What is the most helpful tool for a detective?

A

a magnifying glass

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9
Q

Name the four basic tools you have to investigate nature.

A

senses, intelligence, books, equipment

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10
Q

What is a goldenrod?

A

a plant that holds thousands of “pots of gold”

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11
Q

Describe pollination

A

The transfer of pollen from male parts to female parts of plants

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12
Q

After a flower is pollinated, tiny sperm cells do what with the undeveloped seeds at the base of the female plant?

A

fertilize

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13
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What is the yellow “dust” that flowers use in producing seeds?

A

pollen

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14
Q

What is a sweet liquid that flowers make in order to attract insects?

A

nectar

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15
Q

What is probably the chief source of pollen and nectar for insects in the fall?

A

goldenrod

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16
Q

What is one of the first insects you will likely spot on a goldenrod?

17
Q

Where do the honeybees pass the pollen back to?

A

pollen baskets

18
Q

Define queen

A

female bees that lay eggs

19
Q

define pollen

A

the yellow “dust” that flowers use in producing seeds

20
Q

Define worker

A

female bees that do no mate and lay eggs

21
Q

define nectar

A

a sweet liquid that flowers make in order to attract insects

22
Q

define pollination

A

the transfer of pollen from male parts to female parts of plants

23
Q

define drone

A

male bees, have no stinger and do no work

24
Q

How is the goldenrod’s brightness helpful to itself?

A

it attracts insects

25
How do honeybees survive in the winter?
They keep close together and move their wings for warmth. They survive off the pollen and nectar gathered in the fall
26
What happens to the drone bee after it mates with the queen bee?
it dies
27
How does the queen bumblebee survive the winter?
It hibernates in a solitary hole in the ground
28
define hibernate
sleeps through the winter
29
How can you recognize a yellow jacket?
her bright yellow and black stripes
30
Why does the yellow jacket chew pieces of wood and other plants
to make paper for building her nest
31
define oviposter
egg laying part, also the location of the stinger
32
Which bees sting, male or female?
female
33
Which stinging insect makes an underground nest of paperlike material?
yellow jacket
34
What happens to a honeybee after it stings someone?
it dies
35
How should you pull out a bee's stinger?
scrape it off
36
What are some ways to avoid bee stings?
stay away from insect nests; do not try to shoo insects away; be careful while you are mowing the lawn, pulling weeks, or cutting vines; do not go barefoot