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Review Sheet 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is science

A

A search for the laws of nature and for ways to use them

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2
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What is pollen

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The yellow dust that flowers use in producing seeds

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3
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What is nector

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A sweet liquid in order to attract insects

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4
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What does hibernate mean

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To sleep through the winter

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5
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What does migrate mean

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To move from one place to another with the changing seasons

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What is a predator

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An animal that captures and feeds upon another living animal

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Larva

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An immature insect that does not look like the adult

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What is mimicry

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The close resemblance between two plants or animals

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What is a food chain

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A series of plants or animals each depending on the other for food

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What is an invertebrate

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An animal without a back bone

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What does camouflage mean

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The ability to blend in with the background

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What is oviposter

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An eeg-laying body part

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13
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What are maggots

A

Larva of flies

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What is a golden rod

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An flowering plant often mistaken for a ragweed

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15
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What is a composite

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The largest family of flowering plants

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The butterfly that mimics the monarch

A

Viceroy

17
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An invertebrate with eight legs and two body parts that lays its eggs in a silken sack

A

Spider

18
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A female bee that does not lay eggs

A

Worker

19
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It has only one pair of wings which it holds slightly out to its sides when it rests, and its antennae are sorter than its head

A

Flies

20
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An inspect that makes a paper nest underground

A

Yellow jacket

21
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The larvae of flies

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Maggot

22
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A female bee that does lay egg

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Queen

23
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A bird that makes its nest of thistle down

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Goldfinch

24
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Immature insects that look just like the adults

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Nymph

25
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The larva of beetles

A

Grubs

26
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The bee that is about twice the size of the honeybee

A

Bumblebe

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