Plant Life Cycles
True or False: all plants make flowers as part of their life cycle
false
a life cycle
What is the term used to describe a young organism from a parent?
offspring
True or False: The living things in an ecosystem interact with non living things.
True
What term describes something that helps to make an organism better or more likely to succeed?
advantage
a young plant is protected by a ________ until conditions are right for it to grow
seed
What is the name of a series of steps that frogs and butterflies go through to change form?
metamorphosis
What is an example of something a young oak tree inherits from it's parent tree?
brown, bark, roots that grow down, green leaves
What term describes a group of a single type of organism living in the same place at the same time?
population
Are the spines on a cactus in a desert a helpful or a harmful trait? Explain
They are a helpful trait. The spines help protect the cactus from animals seeking water and food.
Describe germination
When a seed starts to grow
What stage occurs between being young and an adult?
adolescence
True or False: Traits are only physical features of an organism.
False, traits can also be behavioral.
How does a cactus survive in a desert with little water?
The cactus stores water inside for when there is little water in the desert.
What is the ultimate reason organisms have helpful traits?
to survive
what three things does a plant need to germinate?
light, water, and heat
How is a chicken egg like a plant seed?
both the eggshell and seed protect the young organism until it is ready to grow
What did Gregor Mendel notice when he studied a lot of pea plants?
He noticed that the plants had different traits and had patterns of inheritance that could be documented
What is the difference between an ecosystem and an environment?
An ecosystem is all the living and non living things in the same place. An environment is only the area where something lives.
What term describes a color or pattern that helps an organism survive in its environment?
camouflage
What are the stages in a plants life cycle?
germination, growth, reproduction, death
How does the life cycle of a frog differ from the life cycle of a chicken or mouse?
A young frog (tadpole) develops legs after its born and loses its tail. The other two animals have all their body parts when they are born.
How would you describe how two sibling ducks could have different patterns of feather color?
Each sibling inherits different traits from its parents.
How is it an advantage for the fur on some foxes to change to white when winter comes?
because with white fur they can blend in with the snow to hunt for food and to hide from animals that would eat them
What might happen to an organism is its environment changes?
The animal could become extinct if it cannot respond quickly enough to the changes in the environment. The animal could change enough to survive, and over generations it could become fit to live in the new habitat.