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What is a seed?
A seed is a living plant in a dormant or resting stage.
Describe the life cycle of the tomato?
Starting from a seed, a tomato germinates, grows, matures, flowers, fruit, and bear seeds that germinate and go through the same cycle.
What structures do crayfish have to help them survive?
Hard shell, jointed legs, flipper tail, antennae, pincers, walking legs.
How many joints are in both of your hands?
28 joints
What happens when a solid turns into a liquid because of heat?
Melting
What is a fruit?
The structure on a plant that contains the seeds.
Describe the life cycle of one kind of animal
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What eats a crayfish in its natural environment?
Raccoons, bullfrogs and large birs.
How does your skeleton give support? What does your skeleton hold up?
Legs support standing, neck supports head, etc.
What part of the food chain makes its own food using sunlight?
Producers
What characteristics did the lima beans inherit from the parent plant?
Size, color, shape, how quickly beans soak up water, and how much water they soak up.
What role does the environment play in seed germination?
If a seed germinates in a good environment, it will grow and survive. If a seed falls in a location that does not provide its needs, the seed may die.
How might one kind of crayfish become an invasive organism?
If it is moved to an environment where it does not normally live and it can survive and reproduce in the new environment, outcompeting the native organisms.
By studying the rodent bones in the old pellets, what new information did the scientists uncover?
What type of energy is created when objects move?
Kinetic energy
What is an inherited characteristic or trait?
A characteristic that passes from one generation to the next.
How can you tell when a seed has germinated?
The seed coat is broken, the seed is swollen, a root is coming out one side, and a leaf and stem are coming out the other side.
What kinds of organisms live in deserts?
Tortoises, cacti, snakes, lizards, cactus wrens, kangaroo rats, coyotes, and hawks.
Why do we have a single large bone in our leg instead of many small bones?
The femur needs to support a lot of weight. so it needs to be large and strong.
What planet is the largest in our solar system.
Jupiter
What does a geneticist study?
How traits pass from one generation to the next.
What is a life cycle?
The important stages a type of organism goes through between the time it is born and the time it produces offspring for the next generation.
What is an adaptation?
Any structure or behavior that helps an organism survive or produce offspring.
What parts of your skeleton provide protection, and what parts of your body are protected?
Skull protects the brain and sensory organs; rib cage protects lungs and heart.
What type of matter keeps its shape and has a definite volume?
Solid