Introduction to Plants 1
Gametes combine in sexual reproduction that creates a fertilized egg that will turn into a ____________.
sporophyte
Plants receive carbon dioxide through their ____________.
leaves
true or false
Birds and mammals are cold blooded
FALSE
An area occupied by a group or individuals is a(n) ________.
territory
Identify the Body Symmetry: like spokes on a wheel.
radial symmetry
_______ we eat in plants are defenses that plants make to avoid animals and composers.
Spices
The _____ stores water, essential chemicals, and various waste products that are produced by cellular metabolism.
vacuole
Plants reflect what wavelength of light?
green
True or false
Animals are heterotrophs.
TRUE
A set of actions taken by an organism in response to a stimulus is called _________.
behavior
Identify the Body Symmetry:
irregularly shaped and lacks symmetry
asymmetry
The ________________ and ______________ increases population size.
increased birth rate
increased immigration
A plant embryo enclosed in a protective coating is a __________.
seed
The site of photosynthesis is the _________.
chloroplast
What type of animal eats plants and other animals?
omnivores
The set of interactions that occur among animals of the same species is _________.
social behavior
What type of animal eats only plants?
Herbivore
two or more individuals or groups try to use the same limited resources
competition
When spores are in a suitable environment, they will grow into a new plant that is the _____________.
gametophyte stage
Plants absorb water with __________.
roots
The maintaining of a stable internal environment is called ___________.
homeostasis
seasonal movement is _____________
migration
What phyla do frogs, toads, and salamanders belong to?
amphibians
The way the plant was created and fruit that attracts animals to spread seeds are two examples of
structural adaptations
Photosynthesis converts solar energy into ____________.
chemical energy
The DNA of plants is found in the ____________.
nucleus
Animals with a backbone are called ____________ while animals without a backbone are called ______________.
vertebrates, invertebrates
Groups of individuals that have a clear dominant individual or group is _____________.
social hierarchy
The Kingdom Animalia is divided into __________.
phyla
populations or individuals work together
cooperation
What makes up the shoot system?
shoot system is made of stems, leaves, and flowers.
The way a plant grows in response to a stimuli is a(n) __________.
tropism
What type of animals eats only meats?
carnivores
a behavior that an animal develops without depending on an experience is an ______________________
innate behavior
The process of developing different kinds of cells is called _________.
differentiation
the way something acts naturally or by instinct are desert flowers staying dormant until it rains are examples of
behavioral adaptations
male reproductive part of a flower
stamen
What part of the flower produces pollen?
anther
A period of inactivity and decreased body temperature experienced by some animals in the winter is _________.
hibernation
Anything that can cause a reaction or change in an organisms is a(n) _________.
stimulus
a group of geese is called a __________.
gaggle
The ______________ increases population size.
extinction
becomes the fruit
ovary
female reproductive part of the flower
pistil
Identify the Body Symmetry: two mirror sides when divided in half
bilateral symmetry
a behavior that will develop through experience or through observation is a ___________________
learned behavior
The size of a population usually will stay at the carrying capacity because of _______________.
limiting factors
The size of a population usually will stay at the carrying capacity because of _______________.
limiting factors
above ground stems that can develop new plants are called _____________
runners
Tiny plants that grow on the edges of a plant's leaves are called ______________
plantlets
extra 100pts if you give an example
marsupials
kangaroo
A period of inactivity experienced by some animals in hot and dry summers is known as ____________.
estivation
extra 100pts if you can name an example
monotremes
platypus
Populations may continue to grow, but eventually, a population cannot grow because of _________.
resource availability
Describe two seedless vascular plants.
Ferns are a seedless vascular plant that have leaves called fronds and they reproduce through spores. Another one is club moss. They have a stem, roots, tiny leaves, and they look like a mini pine tree.
Describe the special relationship God designed between plants and animals. Use complete sentences and proper grammar.
Plants need animals to survive and animals need plants to survive. Plants produce oxygen for animals and animals produce carbon dioxide for plants to turn into oxygen. God made plants and animals to need each other to survive.
What are the six characteristics all animals share?
They are multicellular eukaryotes, they have specialized parts for unique functions, they use homeostasis, they move, they are heterotrophs, and they reproduce as living organisms.
What type of mammal develops inside the body?
extra 100 pts if you give an example
Placental
wolves
How do predators and prey use behavior?
Animal behaviors help the organism survive by avoiding danger and finding and utilizing resources like food, water, and territories. Finding a mate and migration are examples of behaviors animals use to survive.
List 5 limiting factors
Food, water, plants, animals, space, and changes in the environment