Abeka 5th grade science test 1

Pollen

is the yellow "dust" that flowers use in producing seeds.

Nectar

a sweet liquid that flowers make in order to attract insects.

Drones

are male bees.

queens bees

are the female bees that mate and lay eggs.

bumblebee queen

finds hole in the ground and hibernates (sleeps through the winter).

female

Only ___________ bees sting

predator

An animal that captures and feeds upon other animals

prey

An animal that a predator eats is called

food chain

a series of plants and animals , each depending on the next for food.

green plant

A food chain almost always begins with a

food

only green plants can make their own

mimicry

The close resemblance of one plant or animal to another for some purpose is

larva

an immature insect that does not look like the adult.

Migrate

means to move from one place to another with the changing seasons.

bee mimicry

is the drone fly which looks like a honeybee drone without a waistline is an example of

maggots.

Larvae of flies are called

Camouflage

is the ability to blend in with the background.

Spiders

have 8 legs and 2 body parts and are not insects.

Insects

have 6 legs and 3 body parts .

goldenrod spider

has the ability to slowly change colors to match its surroundings.

chew its food

true bug cannot

praying mantis

strange-looking insect that is so long and narrow it easily be mistaken for a twig.

Nymphs

are young insects that look like the adult.

beetles.

One quarter of all the in the world are

beetle

If an insect has a straight line running down its abdomen , it is probably a

grub.

-Beetle larvae are often called

day's eye

The daisy's name comes from the Old English words _________________ because the blossoms close at night and open at dawn.

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.

thistle plant

prickly leaves and stems that protect it from people and grazing cattle, but it has a fragrant purple flower head

ragweed

Many people confuse the ___________ plant with the goldenrod plant. Pollen from the _____________ can cause a person to have hay fever.

Honeybee

bumblebee

Yellow jacket

Spider

Butterfly

True bug

Fly

Beetle

Some migrate, some hibernate, some die, some stay in the hive

Know several reasons that insects may have disappeared in late fall