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1
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This bird can dive through the air at speeds of 220 mph or more.

A

peregrine falcon

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This bird is the largest in the world.

A

ostrich

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3
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This bird is the South American relative of the ostrich.

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rhea

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4
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This bird is the only one that can fly backward.

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hummingbird

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5
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This bird encloses itself in its nest with a mud wall.

A

hornbill

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6
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All fish are warm-blooded or cold-blooded.

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cold-blooded

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7
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The breathing organs of the fish

A

gills

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The structure that helps the fish to stay at one level in the water without sinking

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swim bladder

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For protection, most fish have a coat of hard, rounded disks called ??

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scales

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10
Q

The lamprey is an example of what kind of fish?

A

jawless fish

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11
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a shark has a tough, flexible skeleton made of what?

A

cartilage

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12
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Most of the fish in the world are ___ fish.

A

bony

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13
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The fish that has both of its eyes on one side of its head is the ___.

A

flounder

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14
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The process in which a snake loses its outer skin is

A

molting

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15
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The fastest snake

A

African black mamba

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16
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The organ called Jacobson’s organ helps the snake’s sense of

A

smell

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17
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The tiniest snake in the world

A

blind snake

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18
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The poison produced by some snakes

A

venom

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19
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The largest poisonous snake in the world

A

king cobra

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20
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The lizard that can squirt a stream of blood from its eyes

A

horned lizard

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21
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The lizard is more at home in water than on land

A

marine iguana

22
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The only lizards in the world that use poison to stun their prey

A

gila monster and beaded lizard

23
Q

The lizard that can change its color to match its surroundings

A

chameleon

24
Q

Many lizards escape danger by

A

shedding their tails

25
Q

The upper section of the turtle’s shell

A

carapace

26
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The round, tough layers of skin covering the turtle’s shell

A

scutes

27
Q

Most turtles are ___

A

freshwater turtles

28
Q

One of the only reptiles that guards its eggs until they hatch

A

crocodile

29
Q

The crocodilians that live only in the southeastern United States and along China’s Yangtze River

A

alligators

30
Q

Be able to identify the following three main types of clouds through a picture.

A

cirrus
cumulus
stratus

31
Q

Amphibians protect themselves by secreting a mildly poisonous ___.

A

slime

32
Q

Baby frogs and toads are called

A

tadpoles

33
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The process in which an animal changes form as it grows older

A

metamorphosis

34
Q

The largest salamander

A

Japanese giant salamander

35
Q

Young amphibians breathe with ___ until they develop lungs.

A

gills

36
Q

The basic cause of all weather

A

sun

37
Q

How many major wind systems are there

A

three

38
Q

The amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature is called the ___ of the air.

A

relative humidity

39
Q

Different seasons are caused by ___.

A

the tilt of the earth’s axis

40
Q

Dew and frost are caused by ___.

A

condensation

41
Q

A small piece of ice that is tossed up and down inside a cloud, becomes coated with several layers of ice, and finally falls to earth is called ___.

A

a hailstone

42
Q

Be able to label the parts of the sun on a diagram.

A

corona
chromosphere
photosphere
core

43
Q

List the eight planets in order from the sun out.

A 
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
44
Q

Describe Mercury.

A

slightly larger than our moon; closest planet to the sun

45
Q

Describe Venus.

A

“Earth’s twin”; brightest planet in the sky; surrounded by highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid

46
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Describe Earth.

A

only planet with a bountiful supply of water; only planet suitable for living things

47
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Describe Mars.

A

the “red planet”; Viking spacecraft landed here

48
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Describe Jupiter.

A

largest planet; huge, powerful thunderstorms occur in its atmosphere; Great Red Spot swirls in its atmosphere

49
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Describe Saturn.

A

has a moon larger than Mercury; has seven bands made up of ice particles and rocks; second largest planet

50
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Describe Uranus

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first planet discovered in modern times; discovered by Sir William Herschel; tipped over on its side

51
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Describe Neptune

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appears royal blue; has the strongest winds measured anywhere in the solar system

52
Q

You observe a lizardlike animal sunning itself on a rock. Is this animal a lizard or a salamander? How do you know, even without touching the animal or observing it closely?

A

This animal is a lizard, not a salamander. Salamanders are amphibians. Since amphibians have thin skin which must be kept moist, no salamander would sun itself on a rock. Salamanders live in or near water where they stay cool and damp.

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