Vocabulary
Multiple Choice
Adaptations
Fossils, Life Cycles, Plants
Challenge
100
An inherited behavior that helps an animal meet its needs
What is instinct
100
A basic need that plants meet by themselves, if they have sunlight.
What is food.
100
Horses teeth are adapted for.. 1-eating meat 2- surfing 3-eating both meat and plants 4-chewing grasses 5-cracking seeds open
What is chewing grasses.
100
What do the fossils of prehistoric camels tell us about their size?
The some prehistoric camels were as small as a rabbit, others were 15ft tall at their shoulders.
100
What happens when all members of a species die out.
What is extinction
200
Evidence of a plant or animal that lived a long time ago
What is a fossil
200
Which of these is an example of learned behavior 1-Breathing 2-Reading 3-Eating 4-Sleeping
What is Reading
200
Chantel watches the migrating birds that come to her backyard bird feeder. In the winter there are very few birds. In the spring, Chantel makes a chart of which birds arrive first. Why do some bird species arrive in Chantel's backyard feeder sooner than others? 1- The early birds have a longer distance to travel/migrate. 2- The early birds have a shorter distance to travel/migrate. 3- The late birds didn't know what season it was. 4- The late birds got lost on the way back.
The early birds have a shorter distance to migrate/travel.
200
How are plants of long ago, like animals of long ago?
Many have disappeared and gone extinct.
200
Animals moving as a group from one region (area/climate) to another.
What is migration?
300
A dormant, inactive state in which normal body activity flows,.
What is hibernation
300
Find the answer in your book. Which of these organisms (animals) has fossils that show it has changed over time? 1-camel 2-corn 3-dinosaur 4-turtle
What is the turtle
300
What were some changes in insects that arrived in Hawaii thousands of years ago?
Many lost their wings because they did not need to fly.
300
A tree falls and rots on the forest floor. The next year new trees begin to grow in that spot. What is this an example of? 1- The dead tree growing again 2- People planting trees 3- pollution 4- the cycle of life
What is the cycle of life.
300
Behaviors that were taught to an animal and help it meet its needs.
What are learned behaviors.
400
A body part or behavior that helps something live
What is adaptation
400
What will most likely happen when a woodchuck goes into hibernation? 1- It sleeps all summer 2- Its body temperature goes up 3-Its body temperature goes down 4- It stops breathing Bonus: Explain why
What is its body temperature goes down. When animals hibernate they need to use as little energy as possible. To conserve energy the animals body temperature lowers.
400
Why do the different species of Hawaiian Honeycreepers all have differently shaped beaks?
They adapted to feed on the pollen of different flowers in various climates.
400
Mr. M is going to show you a picture of trees in stages of a cycle. Describe each stage, and explain why it's important.
Seeds- important because they grow into new trees. Adult trees- important because the provide shade, wood, and fruit. Decaying dead trees are important because they return nutrients to the soil for new trees to use.
400
An Ecosystem that you regularly OBSERVE has changed. You notice the animal populations shrinking. There are fewer plants. Draw conclusions about why the animal populations are shrinking.
If there are fewer plants, than there will be fewer herbivores (animals that eat plants), and the population will go down. If there are fewer herbivors than the carnivores will also die off because there is less food.
500
Food, Water, Oxygen, Shelter
What are basic needs?
500
Which organism is NOT extinct? 1- auk 2- Ginkgo 3- Saber-toothed cat 4- Wooly Mammoth
What is the ginko
500
What is one example of how the Nene Goose adapted to its environment?
The nene lost some of the webbing on its feet.
500
Your teacher will show you a graph. It compares the sizes of extinct crocodiles and modern crocodiles. What difference do you see? Why do you think there is such a difference?
The graph shows crocodiles have gotten smaller over time. The crocodiles became smaller as they adapted to changes in their environment.
500
You OBSERVE a mother cat and her kittens. When the kittens are older, you OBSERVE them washing themselves. But you see that kittens without a mother, wash themselves less often. What can you INFER about the kittens' washing behavior.
Kittens learn the washing behavior from their mother.
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