Physical Characteristics
What is the passing on of traits from parents to children?
Heredity
Frogs go through what to change from a tadpole to an adult?
Metamorphosis
A meal worm jumped back when we poured water on its head - what kind of behavior was this?
Reflex
What is the first step in the Scientific method?
Coming up with a question
An animal grows fur to survive in cold weather - what is this called?
Adaptation
Height and eye color are physical characteristics called?
traits
What does a frog start out as?
Embryo
A meal worm liked company when searching for his food. He did this by?
Instinct
What is the final step of the Scientific Method
Conclusion
What is a living being called?
Organism
A basketball player is 7 feet tall. Why is he most likely this tall?
Traits inherited from his parent's
What is the final stage of the life cycle?
Death
A behavior that an organism is born knowing how to do is called?
innate behavior
Why is data important to collect during an experiment?
Data collection is important, because it either will prove or disprove your hypothesis.
What is it called when an organism transforms from their beginning stages to their end?
Metamorphosis
Give an example of a trait that is not inherited?
Multiple answers
What do organisms need to survive?
Water, food, shelter, habitat, etc
An organism starts walking? What kind of behavior is this?
Learned Behavior
What is it called when we go step by step in a lab experiment?
Procedure
An organism is born knowing how to breath - what is that called?
Innate Behavior
A baby is born with curly hair, but both parents have straight hair. How is it possible that the baby was born with curly hair?
Inherited trait from another family member in the gene pool.
What could of caused a frog to develop a third leg?
Environmental factors
In the experiment with the meal worms, they reacted causing them to move away or move forward from the blank?
Stimulus
Why do all Scientists have to follow the Scientific Method?
Common procedure followed everywhere to prove either fact or theory.
A parent tells its child to take out the trash, and the child proceeds to roll their eyes - what is this called?
Learned Behavior