A Home on the Prairie Vocabulary

Front

What do you call holes or tunnels in the ground that are made by a small animal?

Back

Burrows

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

Front

What do rattlesnakes do as a warning to stay away?

Back

Rattles its tail

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

Which of the following is not a grazer: cow, sheep, or bee?

Back

Bee

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

What do you call animals that feed on growing grasses?

Back

Grazers

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What do you call the place where a plant or animal usually lives?

Back

Habitat

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Front

What is the term for the natural environment in which an organism lives?

Back

Ecosystem

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Front

What is the primary diet of grazers?

Back

Growing grasses

Front

Name an example of a burrowing animal.

Back

Rabbit

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is the purpose of a rattlesnake's rattle?

Back

To warn potential threats

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What type of animal is a cow classified as?

Back

Grazing animal

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5