P & A
The ______________ consists of all the living and non-living things in an area.
environment
A ______________ adaptation is an adaptation to a body part.
physical
An ____________ is an inherited behavior an animal knows how to do without having to learn it.
instinct
_____________ is protecting ecosystems and the organisms living in them.
conservation
name a first level consumer
rabbit
When a seed sprouts during a process known as __________, the embryo in the seed begins to grow.
germination
In incomplete metamorphosis, the animal hatches from the egg as a ___________.
nymph
Scientist study the life cycles of ____________ animals to try to save them and help them increase their numbers.
endangered
An _________ ___________ shows how much energy passes from one organism to another up a food chain.
energy pyramid
name a second level consumer
wolf
the movement of sperm cells from the male part of a flower to the female part occurs through the process of _______________
pollination
the process by which a sperm cell joins with an egg cell is called _____________________
fertilization
____________ are usually underground and absorb water and minerals from the soil.
roots
Which 2 impacts of coal mining support the claim that coal mining affects the land in negative ways?
CM is hazardous to human health. CM causes habitat destruction. CM creates jobs. CM can cause water pollution.
habitat destruction and water pollution
What is a warm blooded animal with hair or fur?
a mammal
this happens when there are three stages in a life cycle instead of four
incomplete metamorphosis
all of the living and non-living things in an area and their interactions make up an ________________.
ecosystem
a cell from a fern plant that can produce a new plant is called a ____________
spore
Red snappers appear red when near the surface of the ocean. However, when viewed underwater at a depth greater than 5 meters, a red snapper appears dark gray. Why?
Red light waves are absorbed by water and not present at depths greater than five meters.
A glossopteris is the fossil of an ___________.
an extinct plant
small plants that live close to the ground and soak up water and minerals like a sponge
nonvascular plants
______________ have roots, stems, and leaves.
vascular plants
a characteristic that helps an animal survive
an adaptation
What is the margin of a continent that is covered by water?
a continental shelf
Below the ocean floor, two plates move apart. What landform is beginning to develop?
a canyon