Plant Life Cycles
Tue or False: All plants make flowers as part of their life cycle.
false
What is the series of stages in organism's life called?
life cycle
A young organism from a parent is called __________.
offspring
True or False: The living things in an ecosystem interact with the nonliving things.
true
This word describes something that helps to make an organism better or more likely to survive or success.
advantage
A young plant is protected by a _________ until conditionas are right for it to grow.
seed
A frog or butterfly goes through ____________ to change form.
metamorphosis
Name an example of something a young oak tree inherits from its parent.
possible answers: leaf shape, brown bark, green leaves, roots that grow down.
The term _____________ describes a group of a single type of organism living in the same place at the same time.
population
advantage or disadvantage: spines on a cactus in a desert.
Advantage: (The spines help protect the catice from animals looking for water and food)
The word that means "when a seed starts to grow."
germination
The stage that occurs between being young and an adult is called _____________.
adolescence
True or False: Traits are only physical features of an organism.
False (Traits can also be behavioral.)
How does a cactus survive in a desert with little water?
The cactus stores water inside for when there is little water in the desert.
What is the ultimate reason organisms have helpful traits?
to help it survive
What three things does a plant need to germinate?
light, water, and heat
How is a chicken egg like a plant see?
Both the eggshell protect the young organism.
What did Gregor Mendel notice when he studied a lot of pea plants?
He noticed that the plants had different traits and had patterns of inheritance that could be documented.
What is the difference between an ecosystem and an environment?
An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things in the same place. The environment is the area where something lives.
A color or pattern that helps an organism survive in its environment
camouflage
What are the stages in a plant life cycle?
germination, growth, reproduction, death
How does the life cycle of a frog differ from the life cycle of a chicken or a mouse
A frog goes through metamorphosis. A young frog develop legs after it is boarn and loses its tail. The other animals have all their body parts when they are born.
Two sibling ducks could have two different patterns of feather color because.....
each sibling inherits some different traits from its partents.
How is it an advantage for the fur of an arctic fox to change to white when winter comes?
It allows the fox to blend in with the snow to hunt and hide.
What might happen to an organism if its environment changes?
It might become extinct if it cannot respond quickly enough to the change. OR
It might change over generations to become better fit to live in the new habitat.