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Word bank for the sentences below (words are listed alphabetically): Please put your answers in the blanks within the sentences. The correct word choice answers are at the bottom of this page.
1. Is it true that after bees _________ a flower, they are able to make honey in the beehive?2. The _________ ants scurried on every surface of the newly formed ant hill.
3. Gladys likes to watch the _________ of a caterpillar that turns into a beautiful butterfly.
4. Julie's studied the _________ stages of the development of many multi-legged insects.
5. Julie's _________ showed when her hands trembled while holding the huge python far away from her body.
6. Bert has an _________ curiosity about the habits of honey bees.
7. Rattle snakes are _________ to the southwestern United States but also found throughout the California deserts.
8. A boa constrictor is a _________ of the small rat and something to which all animals must be alert.
9. The horned owl is a _________ animal that hunts for prey only after dark.
10. The mild _________ did not affect either the flavor or the safety of eating the fruit.
11. _________ termites eat so much wood fiber that the structure of a house may be weakened.
12. The _________ deposited on the leaf are defenseless against most predators due to their lack of camouflage.
13. Did you know that mosquitoes and butterflies have a _________ in the mouth region.
14. The _________ beavers worked on their dam for hours without rest.
15. Ants are so _________ that they will build another mound of sand even after one is destroyed.
16. The <_________ lived in a remote section of the Everglades to study rare beetles and their habits.
17. The contagious infection put the entire household under _________ for al least a week.
18. The _________ shades of a peacock's wet feather shimmer in hues of green, blue, purple and red.
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Definition MATCH: ["S140Level 1-Match"] -- ["S140Level 2-Match"] -- ["S140Level 3-Match"]
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Find the Words: ["S140Level 1 WF"] -- ["S140Level 2 WF"] -- ["S140Level 3 WF"]
Contextual Stories: ["S140Level 1 Story"] -- ["S140Level 2 Story"] -- ["S140Level 3 Story"]
Is It True or False?: ["S140Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S140Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S140Level 3 T/F"]
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Word Bank (alphabetically):
embryonic, entomologist, indefatigable, industrious, indigenous, iridescent, insatiable, insecticide, larvae, metamorphosis, nemesis, nocturnal, pollinate, proboscis, quarantine, subterranean, trepidation, ubiquitous
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