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Pond Test
Pond Test
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2nd Grade
04/13/2011

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Term
Animals from Pond?
Definition
Frog
Duck
Bottom Feeder
Amoeba
Snapping Turtle
Term
Plants from Pond?
Definition
Lily Pad
Cattail
Algae
Reed
Pond Weed
Term
Insects from Pond?
Definition
Dragonfly
Water mite
Whirligig beetle
Water strider
Back swimmers
Term
What is a frog?
Definition
Has two bulging eyes, Strong long webbed hind feet that are adapted for leaping and swimming, smooth or slimy skin, lays eggs in clusters
Term
What is a toad?
Definition
Stubby bodies with short hind legs for walking instead of hopping, warty and dry skin, paratoid/poison glands behind eyes, lays eggs in large chains
Term
What is the lifecycle of an amphibian?
Definition
Frogspawn (egg),
Tadpole,
Tiny arms, less tail,
Back legs, tiny tail,
Small froglet, no tail
Term
What is a Pond?
Definition
Small shallow body of water surrounded by land
Term
What is photosynthesis?
Definition
Process of changing the sun's energy into food
Term
Aquatic means?
Definition
Live is or on water
Term
What is a gill?
Definition
Help fish breathe
Term
What is a stickleback?
Definition
a fish
Term
What is a cygnet?
Definition
baby swan
Term
How do frogs absorb oxygen?
Definition
through their skin
Term
When do frogs and toads hibernate?
Definition
in the Winter
Term
What is estivation?
Definition
A period of inactivity
Term
How does a heart beat during hibernation?
Definition
Slowly
Term
What is hibernation?
Definition
A deep sleeplike state
Term
How or where do frogs hibernate?
Definition
Burrow under mud of pond
Term
How or where do toads hibernate?
Definition
They bury themselves in the soil to avoid very hot or very cold temperatures
Term
I have spots on my back and webbed feet. I am named after a jungle cat
Definition
Leopard Frog
Term
I am small and named for the sound I make. another clue: "X" marks the spot!
Definition
Spring Peeper Frog
Term
I have light rings around my spots.
Definition
Great Plains Toad
Term
I wear a mask even when it isn't Halloween
Definition
Wood Frog
Term
I have several warts inside each of the dark spots on my back
Definition
Fowler's Toad
Term
I have spots on my back with one or two warts in each
Definition
American Toad
Term
What is a "green blanket"?
Definition
Algae
Term
What is a Habitat?
Definition
The place plants and animals live
Term
What do Frogs and Toads have in common?
Definition
Amphibians
Hatch from eggs
Adults ahve lungs
Have a heart
Have a backbone
The young have gills
Have a brain
Term
____________ are the only living things that can make their own food.
Definition
Green plants
Term
Producers
Definition
Are living things that can make their own food.
Term
Consumers
Definition
Eats plants or other animals do get their energy
Term
What is an example of a consumer?
Definition
Animals (includes herbivores and carnivores)
Term
___________ are consumers that break down dead plants and animals.
Definition
Decomposers
Term
List the food chain (in order)
Definition
TOP: Large Carnivores (Consumer)
-Medium Carnivores (Consumer)
-Small Carnivores (Consumer)
-Herbivores (Consumer)
BOTTOM: Plants (Producer)
Term
I am a fungus. I break down dead plants and animals. What am I?
Definition
Decomposer
Term
I am a tree. I make my own food. What am I?
Definition
Producer
Term
I am a living thing that cannot make food. What am I?
Definition
Consumer
Term
I am a bear. I eat berries and fish. What am I?
Definition
Omnivore
Term
I am a moose. I eat grass, leaves, and twigs. What am I?
Definition
Herbivore
Term
I am a wolf. I eat mice and rabbits. What am I?
Definition
Carnivore
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