Animal Groups and Life Cycles
What is one example of an animal group?
mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and birds
What are the traces or remains of an organism that lived long ago called?
fossils
What is weather?
What is a trait or characteristics that helps an organism survive its environment?
adaptation
What is a push or a pull on an object?
a force
amphibians
What is one type of fossil?
mold/cast, body, petrified wood, amber, carbon, and trace
What are the four main steps in the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
What is camouflage?
An adaptation that allows an organism to blend into its surroundings
What is motion?
change in position
What is one trait birds and mammals have in common?
warm blooded
It means the organism no longer exists on earth
What is one aspect of weather that we measure? (hint: there are 8 of them)
humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, UV Index, temperature, wind speed, wind direction, air pressure
A place where an organism lives and finds everything it needs to survive
What is one of the 6 basic simple machines?
lever, inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, pulley, wedge
What animal group does a snake belong in?
reptiles
What is copralite?
What is climate?
The weather patterns over a long period of time
What are the four needs all organisms find in their habitats?
something that repeats itself
What are the four steps in an animal's life cycle?
birth, growth, reproduction, death
What is the name of the scientists that studies fossils?
Paleontologist
What are the three main ingredients for thunderstorms?
moisture, unstable air, and lift
What are the four reasons animals gather in groups?
hunting, protection, raising young, coping with change.
What is an example of a pattern of motion?
answers will vary