Ch. 1 Investigating God's World 5th Grade A Beka Book
goldenrod
a common plant that is often mistaken as ragweed
Identify: It has only one pair of wings, which it holds slightly out to its sides when it rests; and its antennae are shorter than its head.
a flie
Identify: The larvae of flies
a maggot
Identify: Immature insects that look just like the adults
a nymph
Science
a search for the laws of nature and for ways to use them for the benefit of mankind
Identify: An invertebrate with eight legs and two body parts that lays it eggs in a silken sac.
a spider
nectar
a sweet liquid made by flowers in order to attract insects
Identify: A female bee that does lay eggs
a worker
Identify: A female bee that does not lay eggs.
a worker
food chain
almost always begins with a green plant
You feel sure that you see a yellow jacket headed for an aster, but then it hovers over a flower head. As you look very closely, you can tell that this insect only has one pair of wings. What have you found?
american hover fly
predator
an animal that captures and feeds upon other living animals
ovipositor
an egg-laying body part
larva
an immature insect that does not look like the adult
What is the insect order that is identified by a straight line down to its abdomen?
beetles
Identify: The bee that is about twice the size of the honeybee
bumblebee
Identify: A male bee
drone
True or False: Both male and female bees sting.
false
True or False: Honeybee drones stay awake all winter.
false
True or False: The laws of nature are man's laws.
false
True or False: To prevent insect stings, you should shoo bees and wasps away from you.
false
Identify: A bird that makes its nest of thistle down
golden finch
Identify: The invertebrate that changes from yellow to white to match its surroundings
goldenrod spider
What does almost every food chain begin with?
green plant
Identify: The larvae of beetles
grubs
What do bees make that we eat?
honey
maggots
larvae of flies
Identify: The butterfly that often lays her eggs on thistles
painted lady butterfly
Identify: An insect that makes a paper nest underground
paper wasp
What are the white flowers that surround the daisy's disk flowers?
ray flowers
You spy an insect that looks like a bee. Upon closer investigation, you see that it only has one pair of wings and its antennae are shorter then its head. What is it?
robber fly
You spy a bee that does not move at all. You move closer and realize it is just an empty shell. What could have happened?
the beetle could have shed there exoskeleton
mimicry
the close resemblance of one plant or animal to another for some purpose
You have just been collecting flowers and insects, and you are overwhelmed by the beauty and design of nature. Where did it all come from?
the creation of God
composite
the largest family of flowering plants
Identify: The butterfly that mimics the monarch.
the viceroy mimics the monarch
pollen
the yellow dust flowers use when producing seeds
You had three praying mantises in a gallon jar on Friday, but on Monday there was only one. What happened?
they died
It is the late fall and you suddenly realize that the insects have disappeared. Where did they go?
they migrated
camouflage
to blend in with its surroundings
migrate
to move from one place to another in the changing of seasons
hibernate
to sleep through the winter
True or False: A honeybee dies a few hours after losing its stinger.
true
True or False: Beetles make up one-fourth of all the world's animals
true
True or False: It takes four bee-loads of nectar to make one drop of honey.
true
True or False: Only green plants can make their own food.
true
True or False: The workers are the only honeybees to survive the winter.
true
True or False: We live in an orderly world that operates according to a well-designed plan.
true
What is the insect order identified by a V or X on its abdomen?
true bug
invertebrate
a animal with no back bone
Identify: A butterfly that migrates from Canada to Mexico
monarch butterfly
What is the one thing that every living thing must either make or get from another living thing?
nutrinence