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