Animal Care and Plant Observation

The video takes students on a virtual field trip to the California Science Center, exploring how patterns help us understand the similarities between parents and their offspring in plants and animals. It includes observations of dwarf banana plants, anole lizards, and fish, and features a song about parental care by the Science Songbirds.

What is the buzzword for today's virtual field trip?

• Pattern

• Science

• Observation

• Growth

What is the main focus when observing the dwarf banana plant?

• Its location

• Its patterns

• Its color

• Its age

How long are the leaves of the adult dwarf banana plant?

• 36 inches

• 52 inches

• 24 inches

• 12 inches

What is the length of an adult anole lizard?

• 4 inches

• 6 inches

• 10 inches

• 12 inches

What is a key observation about baby anole lizards?

• They are a different color

• They are similar to their parents

• They are larger than adults

• They have no tails

What is unique about pile surf perch fish?

• They give live birth

• They live in freshwater

• They are herbivores

• They lay eggs

How do surf perch fish babies survive after birth?

• They stay in the kelp forest

• They are fed by humans

• They are left to survive on their own

• They are cared for by their parents

What is one way parents care for their offspring according to the song?

• By hiding them

• By leaving them alone

• By feeding them

• By ignoring them

What skill do parents teach their offspring?

• How to fly

• How to find food

• How to swim

• How to build nests

What is a common way animals show affection to their offspring?

• By playing with them

• By ignoring them

• By hiding from them

• By scaring them