the series of major changes that take place in an animal's body form over its life cycle
What is metamorphosis?
100
What is molting and what stage does it occur in?
What is the shedding of the shell?
What is the nymph stage?
100
True or false--an example of an inherited behavior is a birds ability to fly
What is true?
100
A flamingo having a very dark pink color is an example of an acquired trait through this
What is diet? or the way it eats
200
The passing of traits from parents to their offspring
What is heredity?
200
The stage of the life cycle that a caterpillar is in
What is larva?
200
True or false-- Spiders are able to build webs because they simply learn to build webs by watching other spiders
What is false? (they are born with the ability through heredity)
200
A squirrel has moved into the tree in your back yard. When he first arrived, he always ran away when he saw you. Now if you come near him, he does not run away. This is an example of what?
What is a learned (or acquired) trait?
300
A young animal with a body form VERY different from an adult
What is larva?
300
In incomplete metamorphosis, an insect will go through three stages of life. Name the three stages.
What are egg, nymph, adult?
300
True or false--An animal's personality is an example of an inherited trait
What is false?
300
The environment has an affect on this type of trait
What is acquired?
400
The stage in which a body form of a young animal changes from the larva to an adult
What is pupa?
400
Name the four stages of complete metamorphosis in chronological order
What are egg, larva, pupa, adult?
400
Name three physical traits that can be inherited by a parent animal
answers will vary--teacher will determine
400
True or false--an animal having one horn when its parent has two is an example of an acquired trait
what is true?
500
The stage in which the young animal looks like the adult
What is nymph?
500
Insects with four life cycles are said to undergo this type of metamorphosis
What is complete metamorphosis?
500
A mother elephant is dark gray. Her offspring is also a dark gray color. This is an example of __________ (vocab word)
What is heredity?
500
Give an example of a trait that a pet dog can learn