Plants
True or False: The structure of waxy leaves on a plant, allows water to easily fall off the leaves to the ground which provides more water for the plant’s roots.
True
A mom with freckles and a kitten with spots are examples of -
inherited traits
What is required for energy flow to be complete?
The Sun
The land was dry and flat.
Which tribe is your favorite and why?
answers vary
What do plants need to make their own food?
Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
True or False: A dolphin with scratches from a passing boat is an example of inherited traits.
False: It is acquired.
How does energy flow in a food web?
From producers to consumers and then to decomposers.
Which map elements help us identify how the first group of American Indian originated?
The labels of the Land Bridge and the arrows that show their path.
True or False:
The Lipan Apache tribe used water from natural sources but the Caddo tribe did not use water.
False. Both tribes used water from natural sources.
What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?
For plants to make their own food.
What are inheirted traits?
something you are born with
What is do the arrows represent in a food web?
The arrows show where the energy is going.
Name the two ways American Indian groups originated to what is now Texas.
1. Walked across the Land Bridge, Beringa Land Bridge
2. Boat/Kayaks along Asia/America coastline
Why did some tribes hunt and others fished?
The region they lived influenced the resources available.
Name a structure that helps absorb water.
Deep roots.
True or false: Holes in a rose petal from a caterpillar munching on it and a dog with long ears are both examples of acquired traits
False
Holes in the rose is acquired but the dog's ears are inherited
If a plant is eaten by a rabbit, and the rabbit is eaten by a coyote then the role of the rabbit is to give energy to who?
The coyote
Why was trading important for the Puebloans who lived in cliff dwellings?
Trading was important because it allowed them to get the resources they needed and wanted.
Match the tribe to their natural resources
Caddo or Lipan Apache
1. fished rivers for food
2. used dry grass for building homes
3. used buffalo skin for clothing and homes
1. Caddo
2. Caddo
3. Lipan Apache
How do deep roots benefit a plant?
They access water deeper in the soil.
What are acquired traits?
Something you get throughout your lifetime.
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain shows 1 relationship and the food web shows multiple relationships within an ecosystem.
How did the first Americans adapt to their environment? Think about the weather and how they stayed warm. Think about how they got food for their whole tribe.
They wore warm clothing and hunted large animals.
Match the tribe to their government.
Caddo and Comanche
1. Chiefs for warriors
2. Chief led villages
3. Chiefs for decision making
1. Comanche
2. Caddo
3. Comanche