Abeka 5th grade science test 1
grub.
-Beetle larvae are often called
green plant
A food chain almost always begins with a
prey
An animal that a predator eats is called
predator
An animal that captures and feeds upon other animals
beetle
If an insect has a straight line running down its abdomen , it is probably a
Some migrate, some hibernate, some die, some stay in the hive
Know several reasons that insects may have disappeared in late fall
maggots.
Larvae of flies are called
ragweed
Many people confuse the ___________ plant with the goldenrod plant. Pollen from the _____________ can cause a person to have hay fever.
beetles.
One quarter of all the in the world are
female
Only ___________ bees sting
thistle plant
prickly leaves and stems that protect it from people and grazing cattle, but it has a fragrant purple flower head
praying mantis
strange-looking insect that is so long and narrow it easily be mistaken for a twig.
chew its food
true bug cannot
mimicry
The close resemblance of one plant or animal to another for some purpose is
day's eye
The daisy's name comes from the Old English words _________________ because the blossoms close at night and open at dawn.
food chain
a series of plants and animals , each depending on the next for food.
Nectar
a sweet liquid that flowers make in order to attract insects.
larva
an immature insect that does not look like the adult.
Drones
are male bees.
queens bees
are the female bees that mate and lay eggs.
Nymphs
are young insects that look like the adult.
bumblebee queen
finds hole in the ground and hibernates (sleeps through the winter).
goldenrod spider
has the ability to slowly change colors to match its surroundings.
Insects
have 6 legs and 3 body parts .
Spiders
have 8 legs and 2 body parts and are not insects.
Camouflage
is the ability to blend in with the background.
bee mimicry
is the drone fly which looks like a honeybee drone without a waistline is an example of
Pollen
is the yellow "dust" that flowers use in producing seeds.
Asters
look much like daisies except they have more than one flower head per stem, while daisies have only one.
black-eyed Susan
looks like a daisy with yellow ray flowers and with disk flowers that form brown cone in the center.
Migrate
means to move from one place to another with the changing seasons.
food
only green plants can make their own