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Terrariums JEI 5th
JEI 5th Grade Terrarium Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the outside shell on an isopod called? | exoskeleton |
| What do you call a young cricket? | nymph |
| What is the baby plant inside a seed? | embryo |
| The sprouting of a seed. | germination |
| An organism that eats only dead materials. | scavenger |
| What is the shedding of the exoskeleton called? | molt |
| A word that means living on the land. | terrestrial |
| Needle like projection that the female cricket uses to lay eggs into the ground. | ovipositor |
| A container of land living organisms and non-living things. | terrarium |
| The scientific name for a roly-poly | isopod |
| What does the word isopod really mean? | equal legs |
| A relative of the isopod. | lobster |
| Isopods breath with _________ like fish. | gills |
| Into how many sections can a cricket's body be divided? | 3 |
| A cricket chirps with its _______. | wings |
| What are some predators of the cricket? | birds, snakes, lizzards, frogs and toads |
| What is one use of a cricket's antennae? | feel, taste, smell, humidity and temperature |
| How many eggs may a female isopod hold? | up to 200 |
| Why do isopods roll into a ball? | to defend themselves |
| Are crickets producers, consumers or scavengers? | consumer |
| Why do isopods molt? | to grow |
| How can you tell a young isopod from an adult? | by the number of pairs of legs (6 young) (7 adult) |