Food Webs
photosynthesis
Natural Selection
Darwin
Characteristics of Living Things
100
Where does the energy come from in every food web?
The sun
100
What is the green pigment in leaves?
chlorophyll
100
what do you call any feature or characteristic of an organism
trait
100
what country was he from?
England
100
Give an example of something that can be considered dormant.
seeds, wood frogs in winter, trees in winter, any others that we've talked about
200
What do you call an organism that makes its own food?
a producer
200
What gas do plants release during photosynthesis?
oxygen
200
what is a random change in the dna of an organism
mutation
200
what was the name of his ship?
HMS Beagle
200
Give an example of a living thing responding to a change in the environment. (immediate response, NOT natural selection)
leaves stop making chlorophyll in winter, squirrels bury nuts in fall, monarch butterflies make super generation and any others we've discussed
300
Who is the apex predator in this food web?
the hawk
300
What do plants make that animals can then eat?
carbohydrates (or sugar)
300
Give an example of an adaptation on an animal and explain how it helps it to survive
many answers
300
What did he notice was different about finches found on different islands?
their beaks
300
what do you call an organism made of only one cell?
unicellular
400
What do you call an organism that must eat other living things to survive?
a consumer
400
Why do plants need chlorophyll?
It absorbs sun light for photosynthesis
400
where is our genetic code found?
inside all of our cells
400
What was the name of his famous book about natural selection?
On the Origin of Species
400
Which two of these are things that all living things must do?
reproduce, breathe oxygen, respond to the environment
reproduce and respond to environment
500
What does a primary consumer eat?
plants (or producers)
500
name all reactants and products of photosynthesis
carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water are reactants
oxygen, carbohydrate (sugar) are products
500
describe the steps of natural selection
variation in trait, change in environment causes one trait to be favorable, individuals with that trait survive to reproduce more often while those without die off, over time all individuals are born with that trait.
500
Why were some people angry about Darwin's theory of evolution?
Because it disagreed with their religious beliefs.
500
What is the difference between growing and developing?
to grow is to get larger (make more cells)
to develop is to gain new features, change shape or acquire new skills