Metamorphosis
What is metamorphosis?
A series of major changes in an animal's body during its life cycle
Name the two types of traits animals can have.
Inherited and Acquired
Plants start life as...
Seeds
What part of the plant attracts insects for pollination?
The petals
Animals have two different types of behaviors. Name both types.
Learned and Inherited
During incomplete metamorphosis, what is the stage called when the young animal looks similar to the adult?
Nymph
Inherited traits come from the animal's...
When seeds start to grow they...
Germinate
What is the female part of the plant called?
Pistil
Another word for inherited behaviors is...
instincts
Name the 4 stages of complete metamorphosis in order
Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult
Elephants have grey skin and trunks. Are these inherited or acquired traits?
Inherited
Which types of plants use cones in their life cycle?
Conifers
Name the part of the plant that holds the eggs
Ovules
Name one way inherited behaviors help animals survive.
Protection, getting food, or reproducing
Name the three stages of incomplete metamorphosis in order AND name an animal that goes through these stages
Egg, Nymph, Adult
Animal example: grasshopper
Name one inherited trait and one acquired trait of a golden retriever.
Examples: Inherited is the color of their fur. Acquired could be the length of their fur from a hair cut or a missing tooth from chewing a bone too hard.
Name the steps in the life cycle of a flowering plant.
Germination, growth, flowering/maturity, pollination, fertilization, seed formation/dispersal
Tell where pollen starts on a plant, and where it is carried to during pollination
Pollen starts on the tops of the stamens and is carried to the pistil.
A monkey opens a nut using a heavy rock. Is this a learned or inherited behavior? How do you know?
Learned because the monkey had to try a few times to open the nut. He wasn't born with that skill.
There are two stages in both complete and incomplete metamorphosis that are the same. What are they?
Egg and adult
Acquired because it depends on the animals diet.
Plants that don't reproduce with seeds reproduce with...
Spores
Where do seeds form?
In the ovary
It is an instinct because they just know how to get back to the river where they were born without being taught.