Teaching Science and History

Question 1

we live in an orderly world that operates according to

Answer 1

a well designed plan

Question 2

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

Answer 2

science

Question 3

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

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field guides

Question 4

show the range of a plant or animal. or where on the continent it is found

Answer 4

range map

Question 5

four basic tools you have to investigate nature

Answer 5

senses, intelligence, books, equipment

Question 6

the transfer of pollen from male parts to female parts of the plant is called

Answer 6

pollination

Question 7

yellow “dust” that flowers use in producing seeds

Answer 7

pollen

Question 8

a sweet liquid that flowers make in order to attract insects

Answer 8

Nectar

Question 9

chief source of pollen and nectar for insects in the fall

Answer 9

goldenrod

Question 10

male bees

Answer 10

drones

Question 11

have no stinger and do not work

Answer 11

drones

Question 12

female bees that mate and lay eggs

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queen bees

Question 13

female bees that do not mate and lay eggs

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workers

Question 14

sleeps through the winter

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hibernation

Question 15

egg laying part

Answer 15

ovipositor

Question 16

who discovered pollination

Answer 16

Christian Konrad Sprengel

Question 17

make their own food

Answer 17

green plants

Question 18

an animal that captures and feeds upon other animals

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predator

Question 19

an animal that a predator eats

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prey

Question 20

a series of plants and animals, each depending on the next for food; almost always begins with a green plant

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food chain

Question 21

the close resemblance of one plant or animal to another for some purpose

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mimicry

Question 22

larvae of butterflies and moths are called

Answer 22

caterpillars

Question 23

an immature insect that does not look like the adult

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larva

Question 24

to move from one place to another with the changing seasons

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migrate

Question 25

larvae of flies are often called

Answer 25

maggots

Question 26

the ability to blend in with the background

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camouflage

Question 27

an animal without a backbone

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invertebrate

Question 28

has eight legs and two body parts

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spiders

Question 29

cannot chew its food

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true bug

Question 30

young mantises are called

Answer 30

nymphs

Question 31

one quarter of the animals in the world are

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beetles

Question 32

beetle larvae are often called

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grubs

Question 33

a beetle that is considered harmful because its grubs feed on the sapwood of the black locust tree

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locust borer

Question 34

a beneficial insect because the grubs eat grasshopper eggs, small caterpillars, and harmful beetles

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goldenrod soldier beetle

Question 35

the largest family of flowering plants

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composite family

Question 36

means made of many parts

Answer 36

composite

Question 37

yellow center of the daisy is called

Answer 37

disk

Question 38

made up of many tiny tube shaped flowers called

Answer 38

disk flowers

Question 39

surrounding the disk flowers of the daisy are its white

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ray flowers

Question 40

provide food for the butterflies, moths, flies, and bees that still fly in autumn

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asters

Question 41

Maryland's state flower

Answer 41

black-eyed Susan