FOURTH GRADE
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FOURTH GRADE
ScienceWeek Two
What are the two major
groups that organisms can be classified
into?
plants and animals
What is the main difference between plants and animals?
•Plants make their own food.
•Animals are classified according to whether or not they have a backbone. What are animals with backbones called?
•vertebrates
Lady Bugs do not have a backbone and are cold blooded. What major classification group
vertebrates or invertebrates are they in?
•invertebrates
•Is an apple tree an example of a flowering or a non flowering plant?
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•flowering
What environment is described by the following:▫warm temperatures▫abundant water▫plant life that includes cypress trees, ferns, water lilies
▫animal life that includes alligators, water birds and turtles
•swamps
•An animal with a thick coat of white fur, an extra layer of fat on its body and fur on its feet for traction would most likely live in what region?
polar region
Plants that have characteristics such as thick stems and waxy
coatings to conserve water would most likely live in
what region?
desert
A crayfish lives in a water environment with varying
temperatures, bushes and trees on its banks and keeps company with other animals such as fish,
snakes and insects. What environment does the crayfish
live in?
•rivers and streams
•Many desert animals have long ears. How does this characteristic help them survive?
•The long ears help them lose body heat more efficiently.
•A bat uses echolocation or sound waves to locate and catch flying insects. Which sense helps the bat locate food?
•hearing
•Is it a learned behavior or an instinct when loggerhead sea turtles return to the Isle of Palms every year to lay their eggs on the exact location they were born?
•instinct
•Frogs have eyes that allow them to see insects and catch them. Which sense helps the frog locate food?
•sight
When a baby bird is taught to fly is that a learned behavior
or an instinct?
•learned behavior
Is migration a learned
behavior or an instinct?
•instinct
•Why do animals hibernate?
•Animals hibernate when it is too cold and food is scarce.
What is the behavior called where animals
go to another location during
different seasons to find food and comfortable
temperatures?
•migration
•What will happen to the number of animals if their food source decreases?
•They will move to another location or die.
When humans clear the land by cutting down trees to build
new houses it could be harmful to the
environment. How can humans help fix their
environment?
•The can replant trees.
New battery powered cars are
now on the market at affordable
prices. How can buying a battery powered car help the environment?
•The car will not release pollution into the air.