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Science 5
Comp Check 1.5
Question | Answer |
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caterpillars | the larvae of butterflies and moths |
food chain | a series of plants and animals, each depending upon the next for food; almost always begins with a green plant |
larva | an immature insect that does not look like the other adult |
maggots | the larvae of flies |
migrate | to move from one place to another with the changing seasons |
mimicry | the close resemblance of one plant or animal to another for some purpose |
predator | an animal that captures and feeds upon other living things |
prey | an animal that a predator eats; to capture and devour an animal |
Why does almost every food chain begin with a green plant? | Because only green plants can make their own food |
Name two ways that God protects the viceroy butterfly. | He made it to resemble the bitter-tasting monarch, and He taught its larvae to make leaf blankets for the winter. |
How can you tell the difference between a monarch and a viceroy? | The viceroy has an extra black line across the middle of each hind wing. |
What is the protection of the American hover fly and the drone fry | They mimic stinging insects; the American hover fly looks like a yellow jacket, and the drone fly looks like a honeybee drone. |