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Science 5
Comp Check 1.5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |