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1
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What is an ecosystem?

A

an Eco system includes all living things in an area growing and living with each other.

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2
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Name two types of habitats.

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Aquatic and terrestrial

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3
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What is a vertebrae?

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An animal with a back bone.

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4
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What is an invertebrate? Name two.

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An animal without a backbone.

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5
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What is a mammal?

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Warm blooded
Feed their young milk
Make live young
Have hair or fur

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6
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What is a reptile?

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Has dry skin with scales
Cold blooded
Lays eggs or makes live young

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What is a bird?

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Has feathers and wings
Lays eggs
Warm blooded
Some can fly and some cannot fly

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8
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Where does a fish live?

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In water
Cold blooded
Has scales
Give birth to live young and some lay eggs

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9
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What is an amphibian?

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Has moist skin
Lays eggs
Has webbed feet
Lives in the water and on land

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10
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Is a jelly fish a vertebrae?

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Is a spider an invertebrate or vertebrae?

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11
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Name 2 vertebrae and 2 invertebrates?

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Do we have any local scientists and can you name them?

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12
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Who is a scientist?

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Involved in research
Trained in science
Solves scientific problems

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13
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What is a force?

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A push
A pull
Twist or turn

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14
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Is a pond an ecosystem? What type of ecosystem is it?

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Yes an aquatic ecosystem

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15
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Name 3 organisms within a pond.

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Name 3 organisms in a terrestrial ecosystem.

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16
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What is a habitat?

A

A place where organisms live.

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17
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What is an organism?

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Any living plant or animal.

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18
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What three things do we need to stay alive?

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Food, water and air.

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19
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What is a food chain?

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It shows the relationship between organisms within an ecosystem.

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20
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Do all food chains being with a plant or an animal?

A

Plant

21
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What is an example of a PRODUCER?

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A plant

22
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What are the other organisms of a food chain called?

A

CONSUMERS

23
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What is a HERBIVORE?

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Eats only plants

24
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What is an omnivore?

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They eat both PLANTS and ANIMALS.

25
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Do CARNIVORES eat plants?

A

No

26
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Name 2 carnivores, omnivores and herbivores.

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Do humans eat plants only?

27
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Where do plants get their ENERGY from?

A

Mars Pluto or the sun?

28
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Where do animals and humans get energy from?

A

Plants and animals that they eat

29
Q

Is POLLUTION good for the environment?

A

Why?

30
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Name three ways humans cause pollution.

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How can we prevent pollution?

31
Q

During the day what do we see in the sky?

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Clouds and the sun.

32
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How many season do we have in Trinidad?

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Rainy season and dry season.

33
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What is at the center of our solar system?

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The earth, stars or the sun?

34
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Name three activities that we do during the day and night.

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Does the moon have any gravity?

35
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Is the earth round, spherical or square?

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Does the sun spin around the earth?

36
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What is a season?

A

Type of weather pattern.

37
Q

When does the dry season start?
June - December
January- May

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During the dry season is it hot or cold?

38
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What activities can you do outside during the dry season?

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What clothing should be worn during the dry season?

39
Q

When does the wet season begin?

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What activities can you do during the wet season?

40
Q

What type of clothing should be worn during the wet season?

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What type of natural disasters can occur during the wet season?

41
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During the dry season what type of natural disasters can occur?

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Name three activities that use wind energy.

42
Q

Is wind energy used to make electricity?

A

What is used to convert wind energy to electrical energy?
A kite
A turbine
A windmill?

43
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What is a wind vane used for?

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What is an anemometer?

44
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What is a wind stock used for?

A

To measure the direction of the wind.

45
Q

What is a mixture?

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How can mixtures be separated?

46
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What is material?

A

Any substance used to make something.

47
Q
What is a chair made from?
Drinking glass?
Jacket?
Bottle?
Fork?
Envelope?
Rain boots?
A

What is texture?

48
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What is strength of a material?
Mass if a material?
What is flexibility
What is transparency

A

What is a simple machine?

49
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A simple machine is any tool used to make work easier.

A
Can forces make things
Move
Stop
Sped up
Slow down
Change direction