Animal Life Cycles
TRUE or FALSE: A fish swimming through water is an example of learned behavior.
FALSE: A fish swimming through water is an example of inherited behavior.
What is one similarity between an ecosystem and a habitat?
Both include living and nonliving things.
(n.) the length of time it takes for an individual organism to complete its life cycle
life span
(n.) everything that exists in a particular area and the ways in which those things interact
ecosystem
What part of a plant population can be found within a pond community?
water lily
What are the 4 stages of an organism's life cycle?
1. birth
2. growth
3. reproduction
4. death
Is climate a biotic factor or an abiotic factor?
Abiotic - it is a nonliving thing in the environment.
inherited behavior
(n.) a behavior that an organism is born with and does not need to learn
(n.) the place where a living thing normally lives or grows
habitat
What is one example of an insect that goes through incomplete metamorphosis?
damselfly, grasshopper, termite
How is an embryo produced?
It is produced by fertilization. It has traits from both parents.
What are 3 examples of biotic factors?
1. animals
2. plants
3. bacteria
instinct
(n.) a natural tendency or likeliness to act a certain way
ecology
(n.) the science or study of living things and their environment
(n.) the process in which some organisms change form in different stages of their life cycle
metamorphosis
Name the 3 stages of incomplete metamorphosis.
1. egg
2. nymph
3. adult
What would happen if food became scarce in a community?
The numbers of a species would decrease in size.
(n.) a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism forms from a small growth on the parent organism
budding
(n.) a group of plants and animals that live in the same area and interact with each other
community
What is similar between budding and fertilization?
In both processes, offspring is produced.
Name the 4 stages of complete metamorphosis.
1. egg
2. larva
3. pupa
4. adult
What can be concluded from the following statement:
"Communities in warm, moist ecosystems tend to outnumber those in cold or dry places."
Warm, moist ecosystems make better living places.
(n.) the natural process by which physical and mental characteristics are passed from a parent to a child
heredity
population
(n.) a group of individuals of the same species living in a given area
(n.) a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism is formed from a detached or split-off part of the parent organism
regeneration